Allium cernuum 'Hidcote' (Lady's leek 'Hidcote')

Cultivation

Best grown in fertile, well-drained sandy loam soil in sun. Best with some light afternoon shade in hot summer climates. Add grit to clay soils to improve drainage. Tends to naturalize by self-seeding or offsets in ideal growing conditions.

Suggested uses

Architectural, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Underplanting, Bees (attract & feed bees)

UK hardiness

H6

USDA zones

Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8

Sunset zone

WUCOLS

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

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Clump-forming

Native to

North America

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Fragrance

Onion-scented leaves

Toxicity

Not toxic