species
Allium oleraceum
Field garlic
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Allium oleraceum belongs to the family Amaryllidaceae, also known as Field garlic, native to the UK. It reaches 50 cm tall and 1 m across. It grows in full sun or part shade, where the ground is neutral and in well drained conditions. It flowers in August. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 50 cm tall × 1 m across
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Well drained
- In the UK
- Native
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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