These plants, also called great-headed garlic, grow much like leeks, to which they are related. The bulb these plants form looks like a large garlic. In fact, a single clove of elephant garlic can be the size of an entire bulb of regular garlic. The flavor is much like garlic, but milder. If you use it in recipes as a substitute for garlic, use more of it.
Chives are the most widely adaptable of all the cultivated alliums.
They are grown from the Arctic Circle to the mountains of northern India. This is a relatively low-growing plant. It doesn't form a prominent bulb. The hollow leaves are used for flavoring in this country. Kurrat and rakkyo are probably only available in specialty stores.