C. Megaton leek
Allium ampeloprasum 'C. Megaton (F1)'
USDA zones5 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'C. Megaton' leek (Allium ampeloprasum 'C. Megaton') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. It is one of the more cold-hardy crops and can keep growing through light freezes with some winter protection. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. It takes 90 days to mature, and the fragrant plants stand erect.
Pairs well with Bok choy, Jimmy Nardello pepper, Holy basil, and Everbearing strawberry.