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Allium ampeloprasum var. babingtonii 'Green Drops' (Babington's leek 'Green Drops')

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Variety or Cultivar
'Green Drops' is a tufted, bulbous perennial, grown as an ornamental or an annual vegetable crop, with edible bulbs and stems supporting upright to arching, strap-shaped, grey-green leaves. Slender, erect stems bear spherical heads of deep pink flowers in summer. Slender, wiry stems emerging from the flowerheads bear mini-florets.
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Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
0.7 m 0.3 m 1-2 years
2 ft 0 ft 1-2 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • West
  • South
Exposure
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Grow in light, well-drained soil in full sun. May spread readily in ideal growing conditions. If growing as a crop, prepare ground in winter by digging in well rotted manure. Fertilise 1 week before planting. Water regularly in dry periods.

Suggested uses

Beds and borders, Flavouring food and drinks, Add to salads

UK hardiness

H4

USDA zones

Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9

Sunset zone

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Moderate/Medium
Central Valley = Moderate/Medium
South Coastal = Moderate/Medium
South Inland = Moderate/Medium
High and Intermediate Desert = Inappropriate
Low Desert = Inappropriate

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Upright

Native to

England, Republic of Ireland

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

If growing as a crop, remove flower stems as they appear.

Propagation methods

Seed, Sets

Propagation

Sow in a cold frame in spring. Divide in late summer or early autumn by digging up the bulb and removing the small bulblets from the base of the parent bulb. Replant immediately in a cold frame or in its final position.

Pests

Onion fly

Eelworm (stem and bulb)

Leek moth

Diseases

Downy mildew

Smut

Saddleback

Bolting

White tip

White rot

Neck rot

Bull neck

Shanking

Plant container grown plants in deep fertile, well-drained soil

Deadhead regularly (optional)

Divide and replant after flowering

Plant container grown plants in a sunny postion

Hoe around crops

Dig next year's bed over in autumn adding manure or compost

Sow leek seeds

Transplant leek seedlings into plot

Earth up around well developed leek stems

Sow seeds in a cold frame in spring

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