Nevius' Garlic (Allium nevii)

Description

Active Growth Period Spring After Harvest Regrowth Rate Slow Bloat None C:N Ratio Medium Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color Purple Flower Conspicuous Yes Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Porous Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Medium Fruit/Seed Color Brown Fruit/Seed Conspicuous Yes Growth Form Single Crown Growth Rate Rapid Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) Height, Mature (feet) 0.9 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Short Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability No Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance Low CaCO3 Tolerance Medium Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance Medium Fertility Requirement Low Fire Tolerance High Frost Free Days, Minimum 100 Hedge Tolerance None Moisture Use Medium pH, Minimum 6.0 pH, Maximum 7.8 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 4800 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 11000 Precipitation, Minimum 8 Precipitation, Maximum 16 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 8 Salinity Tolerance None Shade Tolerance Intolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) -28 Reproduction Bloom Period Late Spring Commercial Availability No Known Source Fruit/Seed Abundance Low Fruit/Seed Period Begin Spring Fruit/Seed Period End Summer Fruit/Seed Persistence No Propagated by Bare Root No Propagated by Bulb Yes Propagated by Container No Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings No Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound Seed Spread Rate Slow Seedling Vigor Medium Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate Slow Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product Yes Fuelwood Product Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product No Palatable Browse Animal High Palatable Graze Animal High Palatable Human Yes Post Product No Protein Potential Low Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No