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

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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.

Allium obliquum seeds, content: Approx. 100 Lop-Sided Onion seeds

Plant description

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

Growing advice

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

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.