Like humans who have similar traits to our relatives, so does the plant genus, Allium, part of the Amaryllidaceae family. The Allium genus is made up of edibles (onion, garlic, leeks, chives) and ...

Wild leeks, green onions, chives and leeks signal spring in winter climates. Along with onions, garlic and shallots, they occupy the lily or allium family. Delicate lilies might not immediately claim ...

Meet the Allium family: Cipolinni, sweet, white and red onions. By Judy Walker Food editor ONIONS According to some references, onions are the second-most important horticultural crop worldwide, after ...

When browsing the produce section of our local grocery store, it may seem that a lot of things look pretty much alike. I’ve accidentally picked up parsley when going for cilantro more than once, and ...