What it needs & gives back
↓ Needs
Sunlightfull sun to partial shade
Watermoderate
↑ Gives back
Biomasslow to medium
Companions
Keep apart from
Through the year
Emergence
Emergence of shoots after sufficient chill and warming soil temperatures in early spring.
Flowering
Flowering occurs in late spring to early summer as days lengthen and temperatures rise.
Fruiting
Bulb development and maturation after flowering.
Harvest
Harvest typically occurs when leaves begin to yellow and fall over, indicating bulb maturity.
Dormancy
Plants enter dormancy with the onset of colder temperatures and shorter days in autumn.
Timing is relative to your local season (temperate Northern Hemisphere).
Soil interactions
Drainagewell-drained
Nitrogen fixingNo
MycorrhizalNo
Accumulatessulfur
Soil textureloam, sandy_loam
Organic matterLow
Compaction toleranceLow
Propagation
Methodsbulbs, cloves
Difficulty1 / 5
Establishes in~1 yr
Divisionautumn
Wildlife & pests
Repelsaphids, cabbage_worms, slugs, snails, japanese_beetles, carrot_rust_fly
Can host diseaseswhite_rot, rust, downy_mildew