Yorktown Onion & Plant Sale May 3, 8-12 at York Learning Garden. Cash/Check.

YORKTOWN ONION BLOOMS

The Yorktown Onion is currently blooming along Colonial Parkway in Yorktown.

It is a 3-4 foot tall plant with purple flowers blooming in May and June.

Also known as Wild Leek or Wild Garlic, it is not native to the U.S.

Historians believe it was brought as seeds during the

Revolutionary War and naturalized locally.
Its scientific name is Allium Ampeloprasum.

Picking the Yorktown Onion is banned by a York County code.

The plant is available for sale at the York-Poquoson Master Gardeners plant sale on May 3.

The bloom lasts until late June.