RHS Herbaceous Perennial Herbs - Culinary
Upright cultivar with dark green leaves and gives a good yield of stems about 28cm long and 5cm across. Leeks are herbaceous perennials usually grown as annual vegetables, with upright stems which can be blanched white, and green or blue-green leaves about 30-50cm long; plants may flower by bolting in their first year, or the following year if left over winter, with stems up to 1.5m high topped by rounded flowerheads 5-9cm across of hundreds of star-like pale pink to white flowers
Position
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Max Height
0.5-1 metres
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres