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Allium cepa (Aggregatum Group) 'Red Gourmet'PBR | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Allium cepa (Aggregatum Group) 'Red Gourmet'PBR

Allium cepa (Aggregatum Group) 'Red Gourmet'^PBR

Genus: Allium
Family: Amaryllidaceae

About this plant

A bulbous perennial grown as a vegetable with upright, blueish-green leaves. Small, slightly flat and rounded edible white bulbs are flushed with pink and covered in a reddish-brown skin. Can be harvested in the autumn.

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

LoamSandy

AlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in free-draining, fertile soil in full sun. Keep well watered in dry periods but stop watering when bulbs become swollen.

Pruning

Remove any flowerheads that appear. Harvest when leaves fade to yellow and droop

Propagation

Propagate from seed or sets.

Pests

May be susceptible to stem and bulb eelworm, leek moth and onion fly

Diseases

May be susceptible to rusts. Good mildew resistance

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround Cover

Planting Places

Outdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Climbing

Time to Full Height

Two To Five Years