Allium cepa (Aggregatum Group) 'Matador'
shallot 'Matador'
A seed-raised shallot, producing one bulb per seed, with upright, tubular, hollow, bluish-green leaves. The bulbs are round, with crisp, white flesh and red-brown skin. This cultivar is high-yielding, ready for harvest in early to mid-autumn, and stores well
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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
1 yearUltimate spread
0–0.1 metreGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Blue Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Blue Green | |||
| Autumn | ||||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H3Botanical details
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Genus
Allium are bulbous herbaceous perennials with a strong onion or garlic scent, linear, strap-shaped or cylindrical basal leaves and star-shaped or bell-shaped flowers in an umbel on a leafless stem
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in free-draining, fertile soil in full sun. Keep well watered in dry periods but stop watering when bulbs are fully swollen. Harvest when foliage starts to turn yellow and flops over See Shallots (Grow your own)
Propagation
Propagate by seed or by onion sets. See how to grow: onions or sowing vegetable seeds
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Pruning
No pruning required
Pests
May be susceptible to stem and bulb eelworm, leek moth and onion fly
Diseases
May be susceptible to rusts, onion downy mildew and onion white rot
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