More about the plant below:
Garlic Allium giganteum
category : onion
position : sun, partial shade
height : up to 1.5 m
frost resistance : up to -20 ° C
soil reaction : neutral
soil preferences : fertile, well-drained, well loosened
watering : average
color of leaves / needles : green
color of flowers : purple
habit : upright
flowering period : June - July
seeding : autumn reproduction
: adventitious bulbs, sowingleaf durability
: seasonalapplication
: gardens, balconies, cut flowers, terracesgrowth rate
: fast
Garlic - silhouette
Giant garlic is one of the largest types of garlic grown in gardens.This impressive plant is native to the steppes of central Asia.Plants bloom in June and July, producing enormous, dense, purple-violet flower balls that consist of countless star-shaped flowers. Sometimes you can also find white-flowering varieties in cultivation.
Development of giant garlic
Garlic flowering shoots can reach a height of 80 to 200 cm. Large blue-green leaves breakout in early spring and most of them die before flowering.
Garlic - position
Giant garlic should be grown in a sunny position in a well-drained substrate.This species does not tolerate wet places.
Planting garlic
Bulbs are planted into the ground in November to a depth of 20 cm, keeping forty-centimeter gaps in the row (s).Garlic can be easily propagated by adventitious bulbs.To do this, dig out the plants from the ground in late summer and separate the bulbs from the mother plant.
Garlic - care
Leaves must dry on their own, so remember that they cannot be cut prematurely.Mulch garlic in winter.
Use of giant garlic
Decorative garlic is recommended for sunny beds, where it looks interesting, for example in combination with ornamental grasses.Decorative seeds can be left on plants after flowering. It is worth remembering that garlic is also suitable as a cut flower, and its inflorescence shoots can also be dried.
Tip
So that the dying garlic leaves do not mar the flowerbeds, plant the planting with companion plants, e.g.
