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Allium (Species) Spring Garlic in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Allium subvillosum syn. Allium subhirsutum subsp. subvillosum

 

Allium (Species) Spring Garlic

Garlic, a member of the onion family, is an easy crop to grow, provided it has a sunny site, and fertile, well-drained soil. Allium Subvillosum, or Wild Spring Garlic, is a wild garlic native to parts of North Africa, Spain and the Canary Islands, with long slender leaves with long white hairs, and white flowers that have yellow anthers.

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plant Features
  • Allium (Species) Spring Garlic likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Allium (Species) Spring Garlic likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Allium (Species) Spring Garlic is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Allium (Species) Spring Garlic likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Allium (Species) Spring Garlic

Latin name

Allium subvillosum syn. Allium subhirsutum subsp. subvillosum

type

Vegetable

family

Amaryllidaceae

ph

6.5 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Allium (Species) Spring Garlic likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Allium (Species) Spring Garlic is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Allium (Species) Spring Garlic likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

  • Water

    Allium (Species) Spring Garlic likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Allium (Species) Spring Garlic is 0.10meters x 0.30meters 0.10 M 0.30 M

Allium subvillosum syn. Allium subhirsutum subsp. subvillosum

Garlic, a member of the onion family, is an easy crop to grow, provided it has a sunny site, and fertile, well-drained soil. Allium Subvillosum, or Wild Spring Garlic, is a wild garlic native to parts of North Africa, Spain and the Canary Islands, with long slender leaves with long white hairs, and white flowers that have yellow anthers.


Planting

From Late Autumn TO Early Spring

Garlic is planted from bulb segments (cloves), so break up the bulb carefully into individual cloves prior to planting, and then plant the cloves pointed end up with the tips 1" (2.5 cms) below the soil surface, in fertile, dry soil, in a sunny site. Plant 6" (15 cmc) apart, with 1' (30 cms) between rows. Allow 15cm (6in) between individual cloves and 30cm (1ft) between rows. Plant the cloves so the tips are 2.5cm (1in) below soil surface. Deeper planting can encourage better yields on light soils, but do not plant deeply on heavy soils. After planting, garlic needs a cool, one- to two-month period at temperatures of 0-10°C (32-50°F) for good bulb development. Planting in late autumn or in early spring (depending on the cultivar) will provide the necessary chilling period.

 
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