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