Allium schoenoprasum 'Purly'
Allium schoenoprasum 'Purly': 60-75 days to harvest, 10-14 days to germinate, 8-12 inches between plants, pH 6.0-7.0, hardy in zones 4-8. Fruit runs to about Clumping habit, 12-15 inches tall and wide. Give it full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours) and moderate, consistent moisture preferred water. It will crop in a container.
Sowing
Start from seed indoors 8-10 weeks before last frost or direct sow in early spring. Divide established clumps every 3-4 years.
Cultivation
- Sun
- Full sun to partial shade (4-6+ hours)
- Water
- Moderate, consistent moisture preferred
- Soil
- Well-drained, fertile soil
- Soil pH
- 6.0-7.0
- Spacing
- 8-12 inches
- Height
- 12-18 inches
- Season
- Cool season for best growth
Appearance & flavour
- Colour
- Bright purple-pink flowers with medium green foliage
- Size
- Clumping habit, 12-15 inches tall and wide
- Shape
- Upright hollow stems with round flower globes
- Flavour
- Mild onion flavor in leaves, flowers have delicate onion-floral taste
In the kitchen
Salads, soups, egg dishes, cream cheese spreads, baked potatoes, flower garnish
Pests, disease & resistance
- Pests
- Thrips, onion flies, aphids
- Diseases
- Rust, downy mildew in wet conditions
- Resistance
- Very hardy with few disease issues
Planting calendar by USDA zone
| Zone | Start indoors | Transplant | Direct sow | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | March – April | June – July | — | July – October |
| 5 | March – April | May – June | — | June – October |
| 6 | March – April | May – June | — | June – November |
| 7 | February – March | April – June | — | June – November |
| 8 | February – March | April – May | — | May – December |
Companion planting
8 beneficial pairings indexed for this variety, 3 to avoid.
Avoid
Nutrition (per 100 g)
- Calories (per 100 g)
- 23
- Protein (g)
- 3.15
- Fat (g)
- 0.64
- Carbohydrate (g)
- 2.65
- Fibre (g)
- 1.6
- Sugars (g)
- 0.3
- Vitamin A (µg)
- 264
- Vitamin C (mg)
- 18
- Vitamin E (mg)
- 0.8
- Vitamin K (µg)
- 415
- Vitamin B6 (mg)
- 0.155
- Folate (µg)
- 68
- Calcium (mg)
- 177
- Iron (mg)
- 3.17
- Magnesium (mg)
- 64
- Phosphorus (mg)
- 56
- Potassium (mg)
- 295
- Zinc (mg)
- 0.81
- Selenium (µg)
- 0.3
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Cultivar facts compiled from public horticultural references including USDA GRIN and NC State Extension. Descriptions are original to this catalogue.
Grown Allium schoenoprasum 'Purly'?
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Similar varieties
Other herbs with a comparable time to harvest, so a season that suits Allium schoenoprasum 'Purly' suits these too.
- Mrs. Burns' Lemon 60 days
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- Purple Ruffles Oregano 60 days
- French Tarragon 60 days
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