Lop-Sided Onion / Twisted-Leaf Onion (Allium obliquum) organic seeds

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Lop-Sided Onion / Twisted-Leaf Onion (Allium obliquum) organic seeds

Contents: Approx. 100 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

6,65 €

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SKU: ALL12-BIO

GTIN: 4251420515926

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The Lop-Sided Onion is a wild Allium species the habitat of which extends from Romania to Siberia. It's occasionally grown because of its beautiful yellow blossoms. The turquoise-coloured leaves are very broad and have a strong, hot garlic taste. In Siberia, it's used like garlic. The appearance of the strong plant slightly reminds of leek. The edible onion roughly has the size of spring onion.

Plant description

Species:	Amaryllidaceae
Plant type:	Ground cover Wildflower Herbaceous plant
Flower colour:	White
Region of origin:	Northern Europe Central Europe Eastern Europe Asia Western Europe
Special features:	Needs cold to germinate
Use:	Herb/spice plant Vegetable Ornamental plant Medicinal plant
Climate:	Temperate
Eventual height:	15-30 cm
Lifecycle:	Perennial
Winter hardiness zones:	6 (-23 bis -18 °C)
Flowering months:	April May

Growing advice

Sunlight:	Full shadow Shade
Soil type:	Humus-rich Moist Nutrient-rich Free-draining
Sowing depth:	0 cm
Planting distance:	20 cm
Germination temperature:	3-5°C
Water requirement:	Medium
When to sow outdoors:	February March August September October
Germination time:	irregular

Cold germination: Sowing period outdoors at the beginning of spring or in autumn. Alternatively, an artificial stratification is possible. Mix the seeds with moist sand in a plastic bag. The bag has to be kept warm and moist (approx. +20°C) for the next 2-4 weeks and, afterwards, be placed in the fridge, where it should remain for 5-6 weeks at +5°C. Thereafter, take the bag out and observe regularly at ambient temperature if the seeds germinate. Then, prick the seedlings into pots and plant them outdoors after the last frosts in mid-May.