Creole Red garlic
Allium sativum 'Creole 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
'Creole Red' garlic (Allium sativum 'Creole 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. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. It has an erect habit and grows at a moderate rate. Bloom time runs from early to late spring and early to late summer.
Pairs well with Festiva Maxima peony, Ageratum, and Blonde Ambition blue grama.