Chet's Italian Red garlic
Allium sativum 'Chets Italian Red'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Toxicity
- Non-toxic
Garden uses
Notes
'Chet's Italian Red' garlic (Allium sativum 'Chet's Italian Red') is a bulb. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It blooms in early to late spring and again in early to late summer. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. The plant has an erect habit and grows at a moderate pace.
Pairs well with Thalia daffodil, Singing In The Rain peony, and Ring of Fire sunflower.