How to tend a Allium ampeloprasum

Also known as: Porrum sativum Mill., Porrum amethystinum Rchb., Porrum ampeloprasum (L.) Mill., Porrum commune Rchb., Allium adscendens Kunth, Allium albescens Guss., Allium ampeloprasum var. babingtonii (Borrer) Syme, Allium ampeloprasum var. bulbiferum Syme, Allium ampeloprasum var. holmense Asch. & Graebn., Allium ampeloprasum f. holmense (Asch. & Graebn.) Holmboe, Allium ampeloprasum subsp. leucanthum (K.Koch) K.Richt., Allium ampeloprasum var. leucanthum (K.Koch) Ledeb., Allium ampeloprasum subsp. porrum (L.) Hayek, Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum (L.) J.Gay, Allium ampeloprasum var. wiedemannii Regel, Allium ascendens Ten., Allium babingtonii Borrer, Allium bertoloni De Not., Allium byzantinum K.Koch, Allium duriaeanum Regel, Allium durieuanum Walp., Allium gasparrinii Guss., Allium halleri G.Don, Allium halleri Bab., Allium holmense Mill. ex Kunth, Allium kurrat Schweinf. ex K.Krause, Allium laetum Salisb., Allium leucanthum K.Koch, Allium leucanthum var. tridentatum Ogan., Allium multiflorum DC., Allium porraceum Gray, Allium porrum L., Allium porrum var. ampeloprasum (L.) Mirb., Allium pylium De Not., Allium scopulicola Font Quer, Allium scorodoprasum subsp. babingtonii (Borrer) Nyman, Allium spectabile De Not., Allium syriacum Boiss., Allium thessalum Boiss., Allium ampeloprasum var. gracile Cavara, Allium ampeloprasum var. caudatum Pamp., Allium porrum subsp. euampeloprasum Breistr., Allium ampeloprasum subsp. euampeloprasum Hayek, Allium ampeloprasum subsp. thessalum (Boiss.) Nyman, Allium ampeloprasum subsp. halleri Nyman, Allium lineare Mill., Allium porrum var. kurrat (Schweinf. ex K.Krause) Seregin, Allium ampeloprasum var. bertolonii (De Not.) Nyman, Allium ampeloprasum var. gasparrinii (Guss.) Nyman, Allium rotundum var. multiflorum Nyman, Allium ampeloprasum var. pylium (De Not.) Asch. & Graebn., Allium ampeloprasum var. bulgaricum Podp., Allium firmotunicatum var. album Grossh.

Watering

Water thoroughly after soil surface dries, avoid saturated water

Sunlight

Grows in sunny places

Soil

Soil with loose texture or soil with specific nutrients, pH value 5.5-8

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

Remove aged tissues, dead, rotten, diseased leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
Western Asia, Central Asia
Category
Liliaceae, Allium
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height ≥ 15 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period May-August, fruiting period July-September
Flower colors
green, leaf color green
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