rocambole a name used erratically of more than one plant in the onion family. It sometimes refers to a form of true garlic, Allium sativum, Ophioscorodon group (the cumbrous style of classification now recommended), which has only a small basal bulb and tiny bulblets forming from the flower head, and is prized for its chive-like garlic-flavoured leaves. But it may also refer to A. scorodoprasum, sometimes called ‘sand leek’, which grows wild throughout Europe, often in dry, sandy, or rocky places, with bulbs which can be used like garlic but have a milder flavour.
