General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Plant Height: 15 - 24 inches
Plant Spread: 15 - 36 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Dynamic Accumulator: K (Potassium)
Ca (Calcium)
Na (Sodium)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Other Beneficial Insects
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Other: Bulbils
Pollinators: Bees
Various insects
Awards and Recognitions: Other: RHS Plants for Pollinators

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Common names
  • Rosy Garlic

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Location: Mallorca
Date: 2011-05-02
Location: Mallorca
Date: 2011-05-05
Location: Mallorca
Date: 2011-05-05
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-06-12

Date: 2018-05-26
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-06-12
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Location: Newby Hall, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2018-06-15
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-06-07
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-06-12
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Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-06-12
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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-06-12
Location: Newby Hall, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2018-06-15
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