Botanical Name: Common Names:
Allium cepa aggregatum Echalion French Echalion, Banana Shallot,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting, Herbs & Vegetables, Palms, Ferns & Tropical Tufting, Upright
Description:
Very popular herbaceous perennial with upright grass-like foliage and an edible bulb commonly known as a French Echalion. Small to medium, brown-skinned with white flesh. Great to use soups, sauces, casseroles and omelettes.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm <30cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Courtyard, Edible Garden, Mass Planting, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed
Family Name: Origin:
Amaryllidaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Purple
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Low
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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