Details
- Allium ampeloprasum
- Open-Pollinated Heirloom, also known as ‘Lyon’
- Maturity: 110-135 days from transplant
- Color: green w/ white shaft
- Size: plant grows to 36″
- Yield: 8-10″ shanks
- Taste: mild flavor and tender
- Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance:
- extremely cold-hardy
- does tend to bulb at maturity; harvest before bulbing
Notes:
- This English heirloom leek first appeared in American seed catalogs at the end of the 1880s. It is also known as ‘Lyon’ leek SSE
Sources:
- Seed Savers Exchange
- Seeds of Change (no longer offered)
Results from My Garden:
- no records kept
