Allium lusitanicum
Mountain garlic , Allium 'Summer Beauty', Ornamental onion 'Summer Beauty', Ornamental garlic 'Summer Beauty', Allium senescens subsp. montanum
Allium Allium
A. lusitanicum - A. lusitanicum is an upright, clump-forming, bulbous perennial with strongly aromatic, linear, mid-green leaves and sturdy, hollow stems bearing dense, rounded umbels of purple-pink to pale pink flowers in summer
Allium lusitanicum is: Deciduous
Clump-forming, Erect flower stem
Purple-pink, Pale-pink in Summer
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer
Pest free, may suffer from slugs on new growth.
Onion rot , Downy mildew Onion rot , Downy mildew
Deadhead regularly. If desired, remove leaves only after they have completely died down.
This species forms a weak bulb on a rhizome. Lift and divide rhizome clump in spring.
Division, Seed
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Allium lusitanicum (Mountain garlic ) will reach a height of 0.4m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Architectural, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Gravel
Plant bulb (with rhizomes) at or just below the soil surface in spring in fertile, well-drained soil in sun. Benefits from light afternoon shade in areas with hot summer. Tolerates a wide range of soil types. Add grit to clay soils.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Allium lusitanicum
Mountain garlic , Allium 'Summer Beauty', Ornamental onion 'Summer Beauty', Ornamental garlic 'Summer Beauty', Allium senescens subsp. montanum
Allium Allium
A. lusitanicum - A. lusitanicum is an upright, clump-forming, bulbous perennial with strongly aromatic, linear, mid-green leaves and sturdy, hollow stems bearing dense, rounded umbels of purple-pink to pale pink flowers in summer
Deciduous
Clump-forming, Erect flower stem
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Purple-pink, Pale-pink in Summer
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer
Pest free, may suffer from slugs on new growth.
Deadhead regularly. If desired, remove leaves only after they have completely died down.
This species forms a weak bulb on a rhizome. Lift and divide rhizome clump in spring.
Division, Seed
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Allium lusitanicum (Mountain garlic ) will reach a height of 0.4m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Architectural, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Gravel
Plant bulb (with rhizomes) at or just below the soil surface in spring in fertile, well-drained soil in sun. Benefits from light afternoon shade in areas with hot summer. Tolerates a wide range of soil types. Add grit to clay soils.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
Allium lusitanicum (Mountain garlic )
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 lusitanicum (Mountain garlic )
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 lusitanicum (Mountain garlic )
African cottom leafworm; Cotton leafworm; Egyptian cotton leafworm; Egyptian cotton worm; Mediterranean climbing cutworm; Meditteranea Brocade; Tobacco cutworm
Spodoptera littoralis
Insect
Absent
2
3
Regulated pest; frequently intercepted with occasional outbreaks which have been successfully eradicated in the UK.
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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