Neapolitan garlic

How to Grow and Care for Neapolitan garlic

Neapolitan garlic · Allium neapolitanum
Also known as: daffodil garlic; flowering onion; Naples garlic; scentless onion

Grow in full sun and a fertile well-drained soil. It is best to grow in containers where garden soil is heavy clay and prone to saturation over winter. See allium cultivation

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Planting and Growing Neapolitan garlic

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Care difficulty2 / 5
Watering scheduleRegular watering spring growth, reduce irrigation autumn leaf dieback
Sunlight requirementsFull sun
Ideal temperatureInformation to be completed
Soil typeChalk · Loam · Sand
Soil pHAcid · Alkaline · Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well drained · Well drained
FertilizingWeak bulb liquid feed applied once before spring leaf emergence phase
ToxicityInformation to be completed
Care Tips

Grow in full sun and a fertile well-drained soil. It is best to grow in containers where garden soil is heavy clay and prone to saturation over winter. See allium cultivation

How to Water Neapolitan garlic?

Regular watering spring growth, reduce irrigation autumn leaf dieback

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What Are the Sunlight Requirements for Neapolitan garlic?

Full sun

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What Is the Ideal Temperature Range for Neapolitan garlic?

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What Soil Is Best for Neapolitan garlic?

Soil type
Chalk · Loam · Sand
Soil pH
Acid · Alkaline · Neutral
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What Are the Moisture Requirements for Neapolitan garlic?

Moist but well drained · Well drained

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How to Fertilize Neapolitan garlic?

Weak bulb liquid feed applied once before spring leaf emergence phase

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How to Prune Neapolitan garlic?

No pruning required, other than to remove old flowered stems and foliage

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How to Propagate Neapolitan garlic?

Propagate by seed, sowing in containers in a cold frame when just ripe or in the spring and by division of clumps in spring. See bulb propagation

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How to Transplant Neapolitan garlic?

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How to Care for Neapolitan garlic in Winter?

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How to Plant Neapolitan garlic?

Grow in full sun and a fertile well-drained soil. It is best to grow in containers where garden soil is heavy clay and prone to saturation over winter. See allium cultivation

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How to Repot Neapolitan garlic?

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How to Harvest Neapolitan garlic?

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Common Pests & Diseases

Diseases

May be susceptible to onion white rot, and onion downy mildew

Pests

May be susceptible to allium leaf miner and onion fly

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The Toxicity of Neapolitan garlic

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Attributes of Neapolitan garlic

Plant typeBulbs
Height0.1-0.5 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
FoliageDeciduous
HabitClump forming
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Scientific Classification

Species
Allium neapolitanum
Genus
Allium
Family
Amaryllidaceae
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