Allium ampeloprasum
Wild leek, Levant garlic, Kurrat, Elephant garlic
- Height × spread
- 1.5m × 0.6m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Flowers
- Summer
Availability
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About this plant
This is of chunky appearance with good-sized heads of flowers that are held on chunky stems. The flower heads are rounded and rather textured in appearance. They are composed of many close-packed pointed bracts that hold tiny pink to red individual flowers. The seed heads dry to silvery tones and can be used as ornamentals within the home. The flowers appear in July and August, sometimes earlier. The leaves are stout and broad, coloured grey-blue, and closely resemble the leeks to which they are related. This is a substantial plant (when in flower). It is a rare British native found, among other places in South Wales, Somerset and Cornwall.
- Flower colour
- Pink, Red
- Foliage colour
- Blue, Grey
- Fruit colour
- Silver, White
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Round
- Height
- 1.5m
- Spread
- 0.6m
- Season of interest
- Summer
- Flowers in
- Summer
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Wild flower meadow, Small scale garden, Gravel garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Bee attraction, Butterfly attraction
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
Spring - early-mid · Planting
Divide when too large
The plant can be divided if it becomes too large or another plant is required. This may involve physically dividing the clump in two, removing offsets or small bulbs or dividing rhizomes. The new plants can be grown in pots or planted in the ground.
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