Quantity
About 75 seeds
Exposure
Sun
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Family
Amaryllidaceae
Type
Vegetable
Cycle
Biennial
The French shallot 'Rose' is a refined variety that brings as much charm as culinary value to the vegetable garden, with its pink bulbs offering a delicate, finely flavored taste. As soon as it enters the kitchen, it reveals an aromatic elegance that enriches salads, sauces, and stews with subtle and sought-after depth. In the garden, its slender, upright silhouette discreetly blends into cultivation beds, while promising a precious harvest for lovers of nuanced flavors. It requires careful cultivation, particularly in loose, fertile, and well-drained soil, but generously rewards the gardener with well-formed bulbs that store well. Its graceful foliage enlivens the vegetable garden with a light texture, while its slow cycle invites patient and meticulous gardening. Suited for high-quality food cultivation, it naturally finds its place in vegetable gardens where both taste and horticultural finesse are valued. At harvest time, when the foliage yellows and bends over, it offers one of those calm and lasting satisfactions typical of storage vegetables. The French shallot 'Rose' thus unites distinction, yield, and culinary pleasure in a cultivation as useful as it is elegant.
Planting guide
From plantingto establishment.
Planting depth
1 cm (3/8 in)
Establishment temperature
15 to 21 °C (59 to 70 °F)
Establishment time
7 to 14 days
Soil and care
The rightconditions.
Exposure
Sun
Soil
Loose, rich in compost, and slightly acidic
Watering
Moderate
Container growing
A controlledenvironment.
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Bloom and dimensions
The completeprofile.
Bloom periodSophomore summer
Harvest90 to 120 days after sowing
Garden associations
What to plantwith it.
Good companionsBeetroot, cabbage, carrot, strawberry plant, lettuce, potato
Avoid planting withChives, bean, pea, soy, tomato
Salads, sauces, stews, fine dining, preservation
