allium 'Red Eye'
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A bulbous perennial with strap-shaped leaves and umbels of densely packed pink and white flowers with dark red eyes, borne on stems about 60cm tall in late spring and early summer
Scientific classification
- Species
- allium 'Red Eye' (Allium 'Red Eye')
- Genus
- Allium
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Bulbs may cause skin irritation. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
- Toxicity
- Bulbs
- Plant type
- 0.5-1 metres
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Clump forming
- Habit
- Spring · Summer
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of allium 'Red Eye'
Distribution map
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Culture
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Toxicity
Bulbs may cause skin irritation. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Quick identification of allium 'Red Eye'
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allium 'Red Eye' care guide
- Moist soil during active growth, then reduce watering after foliage yellows
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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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. 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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