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ALLIUM obliquum
Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Alliaceae |
| Origin: | Romania to Northwestern China and Siberia: forest clearings, rocky areas. |
| Special Features: | Thick spherical umbels of dozens of greenish-yellow flowers. An interesting alternative to the many purple flowering selections. Attractive for butterflies and other pollinators. Deer resistant. Suitable for natural landscaping. Use for low maintenance plantings. Ornamental seedsheads until winter. |
| Basic Colour: | (green) |
| Flower Colour: | greenish-yellow |
| Natural Flowering Period: | June - August |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z4 - Z8
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| Foliage: | narrow, linear, keeled, blue-green |
| Growth Habit: | erect / bulbous |
| Height with Flowers: | 60 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 20 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | well-drained / average / clay |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | medicinal plant / beneficial plant / culinary herb |
| Usage: | honey-bee food plant / for the rock garden / suitable for cutting |
| Portion weight: | 0.3 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 2.94118 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
340 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
8 Gram |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 2 - 3 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | open flats / 72 / 128 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(9) These seeds germinate rapidly depending on species and origin. If germination does not occur after 3–4 weeks a cooling period of 2–4 weeks is recommended.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
late autumn - early spring |
| Sowing to Germination: | 4 - 6 weeks |
| Germination to Transplant: | 4 - 6 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 6 - 8 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") / 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") |
