Innovator shallot
Allium cepa 'Innovator'
USDA zones5 to 10
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
Notes
'Innovator' shallot (Allium cepa 'Innovator') is a vegetable for the food garden. It is typically grown as an annual. It ranks among the more cold-hardy crops, and with some winter protection it keeps growing through light freezes. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. It is downy mildew resistant, and it blooms in early to late summer.
Pairs well with Thai basil, Honeoye strawberry, and Scotch Bonnet pepper.