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Those look like the real pearl onion, which is also an Allium apeloprasum. It is interesting that a leek, which normally has no bulb, when grown from seeds, can be grown as perennial and it actually forms a bulb.

I planted some leek plants late this year to my raised bed, where I had grown early salad greens. The leeks are still quite slender and I have not harvested them, even we have had many days of freezing temperatures. I wonder, if those could overwinter in our climate. I do not know what type leeks those are, since I purchased the plants from clearance at a local nursery.

I just checked my seedbox and found a packet of American Flag leek seeds. It is from Guerney's and has been opened and taped shut, so I must have grown those when we lived in Wisconsin. There is no date in the package, but it must be over 10 years old, so those seeds may have lost all viability long time ago.

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