Giant Musselburgh Leeks (Allium ampeloprasum cv.)
The garden leek is a Mediterranean species that was cultivated by the Egyptians as early as 3,200 BCE. Jefferson planted a variety of Flag Leek in his vegetable garden at Monticello in 1812. The Giant Musselburgh Leek originated in England in the early 1800s, and was praised by Fearing Burr in Field and Garden Vegetables of America (1863) as “[h]ardy and of excellent quality.”
For more information & the possible availability
Contact The Tho Jefferson Center for Historic Plants or The Shop at Monticello
