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0.3m
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0.3m
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less than 1 year
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Botanical name: Allium cepa var. aggregatum 'Golden Gourmet'
Other names: Shallot 'Golden Gourmet'
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Genus: Allium
Variety or cultivar: 'Golden Gourmet' _ 'Golden Gourmet' is a small bulbous perennial with strap-like green leaves cultivated as an edible vegetable with flavour somewhere between an onion and garlic. This is a French style variety forming oval, golden bulbs.
Allium cepa var. aggregatum 'Golden Gourmet' is: Deciduous
Flower: Flushed pink, Insignificant or absent, Flushed yellow in Summer
Foliage: Green in Summer
Fruit: Pale-brown, Golden-yellow in Summer
Habit: Clump-forming, Upright
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Watch out for
Specific pests:
Eelworm (stem and bulb)
, Leek moth
, Onion fly
Specific diseases:
Bolting
, Bull neck
, Downy mildew
, Neck rot
, Rust
, Saddleback
, Shanking
, Smut
, White rot
, White tip
General care
Pruning: Break off any flower heads that appear.. REGISTER to read more...
Propagation methods: Seed, Sets. REGISTER to read more...
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Allium cepa var. aggregatum 'Golden Gourmet' (Shallot 'Golden Gourmet') will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.3m after less than 1 year.
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Suggested uses: Add to salads, Beds and borders, Flavouring food and drinks
Cultivation: Often grown from sets, which are quick maturing, adaptable, and less prone to mildew and onion fly. Or grow from seed in prepared beds. It is a good idea to rotate site annually. When preparing bed in autumn add lime if soil is acid.
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Loamy, Sandy |
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Well-drained |
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Alkaline, Neutral |
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Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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South, West |
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| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Tender in frost (H3) |
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