Allium sativum 'Vallelado Wight' (Garlic 'Vallelado Wight')

Botanical name

Allium sativum 'Vallelado Wight'

Other names

Garlic 'Vallelado Wight', Garlic 'Vallelado' (Autumn Planting)

Genus

Allium Allium

Variety or Cultivar

'Vallelado Wight' _ 'Vallelado Wight' is a compact, aromatic perennial with linear, upright, bright-green leaves, hollow stems bearing umbels of bell-shaped, white flowers in late spring and early summer and a large, ovoid bulb comprised of edible bulblets enclosed in a papery, purple-flushed, white sheath.

Foliage

Deciduous

Fragrance

Foliage and bulb have a very strong garlic fragrance

Habit

Erect, Compact

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Colour

Flower

White in Summer

Foliage

Bright-green in Spring; Bright-green in Summer

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How to care

Watch out for

Pests

Pest free, may suffer from slugs on new growth.

Specific diseases

Onion rot , Downy mildew

General care

Pruning

No pruning required. Harvest when leaves begin to yellow.

Propagation methods

Division, Seed

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Monthly care advice

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Where to grow

Allium sativum 'Vallelado Wight' (Garlic 'Vallelado Wight') will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.15m after 2-5 years.

Suggested uses

Add to salads, Architectural, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Flavouring food and drinks, Flower Arranging, Gravel

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, well-drained soil. Add grit to clay soils to improve drainage. Plant cloves 2.5cm deep, 10cm apart, 30cm between each row. Plant in early spring for a late summer harvest. Plant in autumn for an early summer harvest. Stores well.

Soil type

Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil pH

Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Full Sun

Aspect

North, South, East, West

Exposure

Sheltered

UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.

Hardy (H4)

USDA zones

Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3

Defra's Risk register #1

Plant name

Allium sativum 'Vallelado Wight' (Garlic 'Vallelado Wight')

Common pest name

Asain cotton leafworm; Cluster caterpillar; Fall armyworm; Rice cutworm; Taro caterpiller; Tobacco budworm; Tobacco caterpillar; Tobacco cutworm; Tobacco leaf caterpillar

Scientific pest name

Spodoptera litura

Type

Insect

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

General biosecurity comments

Regulated pest; frequently intercepted with occasional outbreaks which have been successfully eradicated in the UK.

Defra's Risk register #2

Plant name

Allium sativum 'Vallelado Wight' (Garlic 'Vallelado Wight')

Common pest name

allium leaf miner

Scientific pest name

Phytomyza gymnostoma

Type

Insect

Current status in UK

Present (Limited)

Likelihood to spread in UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

General biosecurity comments

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.

Defra's Risk register #3

Plant name

Allium sativum 'Vallelado Wight' (Garlic 'Vallelado Wight')

Common pest name

African cottom leafworm; Cotton leafworm; Egyptian cotton leafworm; Egyptian cotton worm; Mediterranean climbing cutworm; Meditteranea Brocade; Tobacco cutworm

Scientific pest name

Spodoptera littoralis

Type

Insect

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

2

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

General biosecurity comments

Regulated pest; frequently intercepted with occasional outbreaks which have been successfully eradicated in the UK.

About this section

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Date updated: 7^th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/