Peculiar plant growing in the border.

[Diane]

I planted a pecular plant in the spring and now have completely forgotten the name of it. It looks like a large chive-y, garlicky, onion-y thing....comes up and then the growing tip does a complete loop and the carries on growing upwards again. On top is a thing that looks like a clove of garlic in a paper covering - inside are tiny purple buds of mini garlic shape.

I've taken one of the tops off and planted up the mini garlicky buds - but am wracking my brain cell as to the name of the plant.

Can anyone help, please? Is it edible or just ornamental?

Thank you.

[glallotments]

It sounds like a garlic that is producing a scape

See here http://gardening.about.com/od/herbsatoz/a/What-Are-Garlic-Scapes.htm

[Diane]

Ah - that's the one...Rocambole. Many thanks.