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ALLIUM In Orbit - Pépinière La Forêt

ALLIUM In Orbit

ALLIUM In Orbit

This garlic is both very decorative with its long bloom of purple flowers, utilitarian with its flowers attracting many pollinating insects and its stems are edible. A very robust and extremely floriferous variety, it is covered with balls of mauve to lilac flowers throughout the summer.

30 x 30 cm Upright
Deciduous Green
Sunny / Half-shade
June to September Light Purple
-20° °C
beds, pots, vegetable garden
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Characteristics of the ALLIUM In Orbit.

This very aesthetic ALLIUM In Orbit has numerous purple flower pompons borne on tall rigid stems above the foliage. From June to September, they develop without interruption and attract numerous bees and bumblebees. The compact clump formed remains erect and does not droop.

How to use the ALLIUM In Orbit.

With its compact habit, it can be planted very well at the edge of a bed or in a pot on a terrace. Combined with lavender, gaura and agapanthus, it will create a rural setting. In the vegetable garden, it will help pollinate vegetable plants and can be harvested like chives.

What tips do you have for growing the ALLIUM In Orbit successfully?

Give it a sunny to semi-shady exposure and a rather cool and draining soil. Keep it away from legumes (peas, beans), which it does not like. The ALLIUM in Orbit is very hardy, down to -20°C and tolerates drought in midsummer. It is undemanding, original and easy to grow.