Plant Guide
Leek : Baby Primor
Fast maturing for summer harvests
First quality French hybrid especially developed for sweetness and tender texture to use as babies. Fast maturing for summer harvests. Superior flavor to domestic varieties.
Amaryllidaceae Allium ampeloprasumRelated Plants
Leek: American Flag
Start seeds indoors 3-4 weeks before planting outside. Direct sow after danger of frost
Leek: Broad Leaved Nira
This Japanese variety of Chinese leek (nira) has deep green, broad, thick leaves that have a garlic-onion flavor. It is also referred to as flat chives. Its tolerance of heat and cold makes it very easy to grow. Likes full sun and will also thrive in half shade. Once the plant is established, it can be divided and raised for several years. Excellent choice for home garden and commercial growing. Can also be used to grow the delicate yellow blanched Chinese leek.
Leek: Dawn Giant
One packet will plant 18' of row. The first easy-to-grow leek! This leek is huge up to 15" long and 2" across but what really makes it special is how extraordinarily early it is. That means you can forget about the hassle of starting seed indoors. Just sow the seeds directly in the ground in early spring,and you'll be pulling long succulent stems by midsummer on into fall. Burpee exclusive.
Leek: King Richard
Early leek - slender and tall (1" x 12"). Best for summer and early fall - harvest before frosts drop below 20˚ F
Leek: Lancelot
Early leek - slender and tall (1" x 12"). Best for summer and early fall - harvest before frosts drop below 20˚ F
Leek: Large American Flag
Start seeds indoors or in hot bed 8 weeks before last frost.
Leek: Lincoln
One packet will plant 18' of row. The first easy-to-grow leek! This leek is huge up to 15" long and 2" across but what really makes it special is how extraordinarily early it is. That means you can forget about the hassle of starting seed indoors. Just sow the seeds directly in the ground in early spring,and you'll be pulling long succulent stems by midsummer on into fall. Burpee exclusive.
Leek: Lincoln Leek
Another Dutch bredding breakthrough, Lincoln Leek is an early variety with long, white shanks and pale green, relaxed foliage. A "dual use variety", Lincoln Leek is renowned as a gourmet baby leek: plant thickly for early maturing baby leeks with only the diameter of a pencil. You may also plant them further apart and allow them to mature; at about 75 days, they will reach jumbo leek size. It has a mild and subtle flavor that is delicate enough to be enjoyed raw in salads, as a pencil-thin crudite or cooked in soups, vegetable dishes or sauces. The creamy richness of our Lincoln Leek is perfect in Vichyssoise or the special recipe for Sweet and Sour Leeks.
Leek: Malabar
Also known as Lyon, this English heirloom first appeared in American catalogs at the end of the 1880s. Very hardy 36" plants with thick, solid, pure white base. Stalk retains tenderness and mild flavor.
Leek: Megaton
Early leek - slender and tall (1" x 12"). Best for summer and early fall - harvest before frosts drop below 20˚ F
Leek: Prizetaker
Also known as Lyon, this English heirloom first appeared in American catalogs at the end of the 1880s. Very hardy 36" plants with thick, solid, pure white base. Stalk retains tenderness and mild flavor.
Leek: Ramps ( Wild Leeks )
(Allium tricoccum) The leaves are are very tender early in the Spring and the bulb is edible year round, though they can toughen up in the summer. Broad, smooth, light green leaves, often with deep purple or burgundy tints on the lower stems begin arriving in small troops as soon as the snow disappears.
Leek: Roxton Hybrid
