Wallich's garlic
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A bulbuous perennial to around 30-90cm in height, with short rhizomes and linear mid-green basal and stem-clasping leaves 60-90cm long. Star-shaped, purple flowers borne in loose umbels 5-7cm across, appear in late summer and early autumn
Scientific classification
- Species
- Wallich's garlic (Allium wallichii)
- Genus
- Allium
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
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- Toxicity
- Bulbs
- Plant type
- 0.5-1 metres
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Clump forming
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of Wallich's garlic
Distribution map
Pakistan to Southern China
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of Wallich's garlic
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Wallich's garlic care guide
- Regular moderate watering, cease irrigation once foliage dies back
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Regular moderate watering, cease irrigation once foliage dies back
Fertilizing
FertilizingBulb nutrient fertilizer once annually before spring budding stage
Pruning
PruningNo pruning required
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by seed or remove offsets in autumn
Growing
GrowingGrow in well-drained soil in full sun; for more advice see allium cultivation
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
May be susceptible to onion white rot and a downy mildews
Pests
May be susceptible to damage by slugs and snails
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