vegetable variety
Bandit
Leek · Allium ampeloprasum
USDA hardiness range
- Zones
- 3b–7b
- Days to harvest
- 100 to 130
- Sun
- Full
- Water
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- biennial grown as annual
At a glance
Sweet, robust, classic leek flavor; thick blue-green leaves over white shank. Soups, gratins, fresh. Cold-hardy overwintering type, holds in field through frost.
Growing Bandit
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Flavor, texture, and use
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Growing notes
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Bandit by zone
Zone-specific suitability, frost timing, and adjacent-zone notes.
Other leek varieties
2 sibling cultivars profiled on ZonePlant.
Frequently asked questions
- What zones does the Bandit leek grow in?
Bandit grows in USDA zones 3b through 7b.
- How does Bandit compare to other leek varieties?
Bandit is one of 3 leek varieties profiled on ZonePlant. See the full leek variety table for side-by-side comparison.
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Image: "In zaad geschoten prei. (Allium ampeloprasum). Locatie, De Kruidhof Buitenpost 03", by Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC-BY Source.
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