keeled garlic
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Rapidly clump-forming, bulbous perennial to 60cm in height, almost evergreen, with narrow leaves on the lower part of the stem, the new leaves produced with the rich purple, bell-shaped flowers that are borne in dense, elongated umbels, during midsummer
Scientific classification
- Species
- keeled garlic (Allium carinatum subsp. pulchellum)
- Genus
- Allium
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Ornamental bulbs - not to be eaten
- Toxicity
- Bulbs
- Plant type
- 0.5-1 metres
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- Semi evergreen · Evergreen
- Foliage
- Clump forming
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of keeled garlic
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Culture
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Toxicity
Ornamental bulbs - not to be eaten
Quick identification of keeled garlic
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keeled garlic care guide
- Moist soil during active growth, then reduce watering after foliage yellows
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Moist soil during active growth, then reduce watering after foliage yellows
Fertilizing
FertilizingLight bulb fertilizer at emergence and again after flowering
Pruning
PruningNo pruning required, other than to remove old flowered stems and foliage
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by offsets which can be carefully detached by lifting the bulb after flowering has finished. See bulb propagation
Growing
GrowingGrow in full sun and fertile well-drained soil. It is best to grow in containers where garden soil is heavy clay and prone to saturation over winter. Rapidly forms clumps but is not a nuisance. See allium cultivation
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Common pests and 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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