Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America
Leek, Lists 1-26 Combined
Edited by Philipp W. Simon
USDA/ARS, Department of Horticulture
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI 53706
Albana - Breeder: Nunhems. Vendor: Canners. Characteristics:
summer and autumn leek, 20-22cm white stem, high yield.
Albinstar - Breeder and vendor: Enza Zaden.
Almera (E15505) - Breeder and vendor: Enza Zaden. Parentage:
open pollinated. Adaptation: U.S. 1999.
Arena - Breeder and vendor: Enza Zaden.
Atlanta (E15503) - Breeder and vendor: Enza Zaden. Parentage:
open pollinated. Adaptation: U.S. 1999.
Cisco (Pancho) - Breeder and vendor: Nickerson-Zwaan Vegetable
Seeds. Vendor: Shamrock Seed Co. Parentage: open pollinated. Characteristics:
early maturing; produces leeks with 12 to 16 inch shafts; plants
medium green, upright, easy to peel, vigorous; bolting tolerant.
Similar: Jolant. Adaptation: wide; California, Florida, northeastern
U.S. 1999.
Firena - Breeder and vendor: Enza Zaden.
Gabilan (325.012) - Breeder and vendor: Alf Christianson Seed
Co. Characteristics: open pollinated, shaft very long and white;
no bulbing; leaves are dark green and upstanding; fast growing.
Similar: American Flag. Adaptation: areas with winter temperature
-10°C. 1984.
Kamush - Breeder and vendor: Nunhems. Characteristics: harvest
period September to October, very long white-green stems, stem
length approximately 50 cm. 1991.
Porino - Breeder: Nunhems. Vendor: Canners. Characteristics:
late autumn and winter cropping, high frost resistance, very dark
green leaves, 18-20 cm white stem.
Quickstar - Breeder: Nunhems. Vendor: Canners. Characteristics:
very uniform green type with strong leaf growth, easy to harvest.
Rami (NUN 4011) - Breeder: Nunhems. Vendor: Canners. Characteristics:
summer leek, very early, 20-24 cm white stem. Similar: Autumn
Giant. 1989.
Romil (NUN 6015) - Breeder: Nunhems. Vendor: Canners. Characteristics:
suitable for autumn cropping, 22-24 cm white stem. 1989.
Tadorna - Breeder and vendor: Enza Zaden.
Vriza (NUN 9005) - Breeder and vendor: Nunhems. Characteristics:
for winter and late winter harvest, dark green foliage. 1993.
Wesa (NUN 8003) - Breeder and vendor: Nunhems. Characteristics:
dark blue erect foliage, shaft length 18 cm, autumn and winter
type. 1993.
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