Allium aflatunense
Ornamental onion, Persian onion
Allium Allium
A. aflatunense - A. aflatunense is a clump-forming, bulbous perennial with strap-shaped, mid-green leaves and erect, slightly ribbed stems bearing dense, spherical umbels of star-shaped, purple-pink flowers in summer.
Allium aflatunense is: Deciduous
Scented leaves
Erect, Clump-forming
Purple-pink in Summer
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer
Leaf-mining sawflies Leaf-mining sawflies
Onion rot , Powdery mildew Onion rot , Powdery mildew
Deadhead to prevent self-seeding. Do not remove leaves until they have completely died down.
Offsets, Seed
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Allium aflatunense (Ornamental onion) will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 0.1m after 2-5 years.
Architectural, Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Underplanting
Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in sun. Plant in autumn 5-10cm deep. Add grit to clay soils to improve drainage.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Allium aflatunense
Ornamental onion, Persian onion
Allium Allium
A. aflatunense - A. aflatunense is a clump-forming, bulbous perennial with strap-shaped, mid-green leaves and erect, slightly ribbed stems bearing dense, spherical umbels of star-shaped, purple-pink flowers in summer.
Central Asia
Deciduous
Scented leaves
Erect, Clump-forming
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Purple-pink in Summer
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer
Deadhead to prevent self-seeding. Do not remove leaves until they have completely died down.
Offsets, Seed
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Allium aflatunense (Ornamental onion) will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 0.1m after 2-5 years.
Architectural, Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Underplanting
Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in sun. Plant in autumn 5-10cm deep. Add grit to clay soils to improve drainage.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3
Allium aflatunense (Ornamental onion)
Asain cotton leafworm; Cluster caterpillar; Fall armyworm; Rice cutworm; Taro caterpiller; Tobacco budworm; Tobacco caterpillar; Tobacco cutworm; Tobacco leaf caterpillar
Spodoptera litura
Insect
Absent
3
3
Regulated pest; frequently intercepted with occasional outbreaks which have been successfully eradicated in the UK.
Allium aflatunense (Ornamental onion)
allium leaf miner
Phytomyza gymnostoma
Insect
Present (Limited)
3
3
Pest of Allium already present in UK and spreading; previous consultation supported awareness raising only; industry should prepare for the event of findings in commercial crops.
Allium aflatunense (Ornamental onion)
Nematode; common spiral; Spiral nematode; Steiners spiral nematode
Helicotylenchus dihystera
Nematode
Absent
2
3
Nematode pest unlikely to be very damaging in its own right; but used as a an indicator species to assess compliance of soil requirements of imported plants to be kept under review in light of EFSA evaluation of soil requirements.
Our plants are under greater threat than ever before. There is increasing movement of plants and other material traded from an increasing variety of sources. This increases the chances of exotic pests arriving with imported goods and travellers, as well as by natural means. Shoot is working with Defra to help members to do their part in preventing the introduction and spread of invasive risks.
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Date updated: 7th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/
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