Morning Eye Candy: Schubert’s Garlic

Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on May 3 2012, by Matt Newman

Not quite the garlic you were looking for? Schubert’s Garlic, or Allium schubertii, is indeed related to the bulbs you find haphazardly piled together in the produce section of your local supermarket. As part of the onion family, it even gives off that familiar smell when bruised or broken. But Schubert’s Garlic is known more for its bright sprays of pink and green florets than for its culinary uses.

Allium schubertii — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen