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Flower. Photo from R.V. Roger. |
Foliage. See photo of Foliage from Beautiful Gardens |
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Plant Name Click to Exit to Comparison Page or or link to |
Allium neapolitanum Allium is the Latin name for 'garlic'. Neapolitanum means Onion of Naples. |
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Common Name |
Naples Garlic, Daffodil Garlic, False Garlic, Flowering Onion, Naples Onion, Guernsey Star-of-Bethlehem, Neapolitan Garlic, Star, White Garlic, Wood Garlic |
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Soil |
Any well-drained Soil (Well-drained soil required and preferably rich in humus soil - so mulch with 2 inches of garden compost or grass mowings after planting, followed by mown leaves covering lawns each autumn) |
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Sun Aspect |
Full Sun |
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Soil Moisture |
Moist |
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Plant Type |
Herbaceous Bulb |
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Foliage |
Strap-shaped Grey-Green leaves |
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Flower Colour in Month(s). Fruit |
White 1 inch in diameter star-shaped flowers in loose umbel on 12 inch stem in March-May and the seeds ripen in May-June. The Allium neapolitanum Cowanii Group flowers in April-May (Allium cowanii is a form of Allium neapolitanum which is native from Southern Europe to Asia Minor which is 24 inches in height and has the whitest flowers of the species during the end of spring) |
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Comment |
This edible, erect-habit, bulb is native to Northern Italy and frequently found growing in grassy areas. It is classed as an invasive species in parts of the U.S.A, and is found primarily in the U.S.A states of California, Texas, Louisiana, and Florida. "An excellent variety to naturalise on the rockery. Flowers are pure white and carried in quite sparse umbels on 30cm (12") stems." from R.V. Roger. Plant at 2 inch depth with an inch of fine grit under them for drainage and 4 inches apart. Available from R.V. Roger and B & T World Seeds in America |
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