Purple de Lautrec Shallot
Purple de Lautrec Shallot is an elongated torpedo shape with multiple cloves allium with fruit around 2-3 inches long, elongated. Ready from roughly day 90-110. Germination takes 14-21 days. Space 6-8 inches apart at pH 6.0-7.0. Full sun (6+ hours). It will crop in a container.
Sowing
Plant bulbs in fall in mild climates or early spring in cold areas. Each bulb multiplies into 4-8 new bulbs.
Cultivation
- Sun
- Full sun (6+ hours)
- Water
- 1 inch per week, well-drained
- Soil
- Rich, well-drained soil with excellent organic matter
- Soil pH
- 6.0-7.0
- Spacing
- 6-8 inches
- Height
- 12-18 inches
- Season
- Cool season
Appearance & flavour
- Colour
- Purple-bronze skin with white flesh tinged pink
- Size
- 2-3 inches long, elongated
- Shape
- Elongated torpedo shape with multiple cloves
- Flavour
- Complex, refined flavor with wine-like notes and gentle pungency
In the kitchen
Premium ingredient for French cuisine, vinaigrettes, sauces, and gourmet cooking. Excellent for pickling.
Pests, disease & resistance
- Pests
- Onion thrips, onion fly larvae, slugs
- Diseases
- White rot, downy mildew, rust
- Resistance
- Moderate resistance to common allium diseases
Planting calendar by USDA zone
| Zone | Start indoors | Transplant | Direct sow | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | — | June – July | September |
| 2 | — | — | May – July | August – September |
| 3 | — | — | May – June | August – October |
| 4 | — | — | April – June | August – October |
| 5 | — | — | April – May | July – November |
| 6 | — | — | April – May | July – November |
| 7 | — | — | March – May | June – November |
| 8 | — | — | March – April | June – December |
| 9 | — | — | February – March | May – December |
| 10 | — | — | January – March | April – December |
| 11 | — | — | January – February | March – December |
| 12 | — | — | January – February | March – December |
| 13 | — | — | January – February | March – December |
Companion planting
8 beneficial pairings indexed for this variety, 3 to avoid.
Avoid
Nutrition (per 100 g)
- Calories (per 100 g)
- 72
- Protein (g)
- 2.5
- Fat (g)
- 0.1
- Carbohydrate (g)
- 16.8
- Fibre (g)
- 3.2
- Sugars (g)
- 7.87
- Vitamin A (µg)
- 0
- Vitamin C (mg)
- 8
- Vitamin E (mg)
- 0.04
- Vitamin K (µg)
- 0.8
- Vitamin B6 (mg)
- 0.345
- Folate (µg)
- 34
- Calcium (mg)
- 37
- Iron (mg)
- 1.2
- Magnesium (mg)
- 21
- Phosphorus (mg)
- 60
- Potassium (mg)
- 334
- Zinc (mg)
- 0.4
- Selenium (µg)
- 1.2
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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 Purple de Lautrec Shallot?
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Similar varieties
Other alliums with a comparable time to harvest, so a season that suits Purple de Lautrec Shallot suits these too.
- Red Burgundy Shallot 90 days
- Giant Red Beard 90 days
- Biker 90 days
- Red Baron Shallots 90 days
- Megaton 90 days
- French Gray Shallot 90 days