Allium ‘Windy City’ PP28,100
Blooming Time
Exposure
‘Windy City’ ornamental chive features clumps of low mounding, deep green, narrow, strap shaped foliage complemented with sweetly scented relatively dark violet-purple blooms from early to mid-summer. ‘Windy City’ is compact, but its flower stems reach 16-inches tall and dance around in the wind. Though small in stature, ‘Windy City’ is drought and salt tolerant, and is excellent for low-maintenance mass plantings as well as blended borders.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Violet to Purple
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
16"
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
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Special Characteristics
Features
Clumps of low mounding, deep green, narrow, strap shaped foliage complimented with sweetly scented dark violet purple blooms.
Landscape Value
Small in stature, drought and salt tolerant, it is an excellent low maintenance blended border or mass planting.
Care
Watering:
'Windy City' Ornamental Chive is very drought tolerant and typically only needs watering during the hottest days of summer.
Fertilizing:
'Windy City' Ornamental Chive is a moderate feeder, benefiting from a couple of annual applications of slow release fertilizer. A spring application of a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and during early fall, an application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) can be applied to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
'Windy City' Ornamental Chive is a deciduous plant (nonevergreen) and does not require pruning. It is perfectly acceptable to allow the dropped leaves to decompose and nourish the soil.