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Flower. Photo from R.V. Roger. |
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Plant Name Click to Exit to Comparison Page or or link to |
Allium zebdanense Allium is the Latin name for 'garlic'. |
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Common Name |
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Soil |
Chalk or Sand (Well-drained soil required) |
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Sun Aspect |
Full Sun and Part Shade |
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Soil Moisture |
Dry (Needs very dry soil in summer when plant is dormant) |
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Plant Type |
Herbaceous Bulb |
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Height x Spread in feet |
8-24 inches x 12 inches |
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Foliage |
Grows slowly into dense carex-like dark Green clumps. After flowering foliage becomes dormant. |
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Flower Colour in Month(s). Fruit |
Pure White flowers in April-June |
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Comment |
Allium zebdanense is native to East Mediterranean: Syria to Israel. Unparalled for the dry shady garden, although it will grow in Sun too. Suitable for Seaside gardens and gravel gardens. "Thrives in hot dry conditions where not much else will grow. Its pure white flowers" from R.V. Roger. Plant at 6 inch depth with an inch of fine grit under them for drainage and 2 inches apart. Never plant at perfectly measured distances apart as this looks artificial - plant in clumps of 5, 7 or 9 in a staggered group so that they look more natural when they flower. Available from Woottens of Wenhaston for all of European Community , R.V. Roger and B & T World Seeds in USA with Bulbmeister. |
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Form. Photo from R.V. Roger. |
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