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Allium schoenoprasum 'Forescate'


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Allium schoenoprasum 'Forescate' is a large-flowered selection of chives with rose-purple flowers.


Description:
Allium schoenoprasum 'Forescate' is a large-flowered selection of chives with rose-purple flowers making it an excellent option for an ornamental edible for the herb garden or the perennial border where it will also help deter garden pests. Few plants can offer the unique flower forms of ornamental onions.


Common Name: Garden Chives

Family: Amaryllidaceae (The Amaryllis Family)

Zone Hardiness: 2-9

Light: Full Sun, Part Sun

Height: 8-12"

Width: 8-12"

Primary Bloom Colour: Pink

Secondary Bloom Colour: Purple

Class: Deciduous

Type: Perennial

Bloom Time: Spring - Summer

Soil Moisture: Average

Stem Colour:

Fragrance: Yes

Berries: No

Benefits: Bees, Butterflies

Deer Resistant: Yes

BC Native: No

Native Habitat: Rocky areas, seashores, hilly meadows.

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Geogrpahical Origin: Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia

Asia and the Pacific - Southwest Asia and Asia Minor

Asia and the Pacific - North Central and Eastern Asia

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