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lady's leek | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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lady's leek

Allium cernuum

Pollinator FriendlyFragrant

Genus: Allium
Family: Amaryllidaceae

About this plant

A clump-forming bulbous plant with narrow, strap-shaped leaves and erect stems, nodding at the tips and bearing an umbel of bell-shaped pink flowers in summer

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0-0.1 Metre

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

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

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

West FacingNorth FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Easy to grow in fertile well-drained soil. Add grit to clay soils to improve drainage. See allium cultivation for further advice

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in containers in a cold frame when ripe or in the spring or remove offsets in autumn

Pests

Susceptible to onion fly

Diseases

Susceptible to white rot and a downy mildew

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverCottage InformalHedging ScreensWall Side Borders

Planting Places

Outdoor

Season of Interest

Summer

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0-0.1 Metre

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years