| Common Name | Latin Name | Plant Family |
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Allium subhirsutum |
Alliaceae |
The juice of the plant is used as a moth repellent. The whole plant is said to repel insects and moles[20].
Cultivation & Habitat
Seed – best sown as soon as it is ripe in a greenhouse. It germinates quickly and can be grown on in the greenhouse for the first year, planting out the dormant bulbs in the late summer of the following year if they have developed sufficiently, otherwise grow on in pots for a further year. Stored seed can be sown in spring in a greenhouse.
Division in summer after the plants have died down. Very easy, the bulbs divide freely and can be planted out direct into their permanent positions if required.
Easily grown in a warm sunny position[90]. The plants require a period of summer rest when they are best kept dry but they do succeed in a well-drained sunny position in the open garden[203]. Prefers a rich moist but well-drained soil[200].
Closely related to A. neopolitanum and A. trifoliatum[90], this species comes into new growth in the autumn and flowers in the spring, dying down in the summer[K]. It is a potential winter salad crop but is less hardy than A. neopolitanum so is only suitable for the mildest areas of Britain[200]. The plant is thriving at Kew and so is hardier than the books say[K].
The plants can flower within 12 months of germination, the bulbs are also producing offsets by this time[K].
The bulbs should be planted fairly deeply[1]. Most members of this genus are intolerant of competition from other growing plants[203].
Grows well with most plants, especially roses, carrots, beet and chamomile, but it inhibits the growth of legumes[18, 20, 54]. This plant is a bad companion for alfalfa, each species negatively affecting the other[201].
Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer[233].
Europe – Mediterranean.
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