HORTINOVA Inc.
ALLIUM QUATTRO F1 - Ornamental, Edible, Purple Blooms, Pollinator Friendly
Allium sp.
- Tall, elegant stems reaching about 70–80 cm (28–30″).
- Produces attractive round flower globes, about 5 cm (2″) wide, filled with purple star-shaped blooms.
- Days to maturity: about 18–20 days from sowing to first blooms.
- Long flowering period from June to September, providing continuous summer color.
- Ideal for borders, containers, and ornamental displays.
- Excellent cut flower with a vase life of up to three weeks.
- Edible leaves with a mild onion-garlic flavor, perfect for garnishing salads and dishes.
- Contains natural antioxidants and vitamins, offering culinary and health benefits.
- Highly pollinator-friendly, attracting bees and beneficial insects to the garden.
- Start indoors in early spring or late summer.
- Allium Quattro requires a cold period to initiate flowering, so winter chill helps trigger strong bloom.
- Use a fine, well-drained seed mix (EC 1.5, pH 5.8–6.5).
- Sow 2–3 seeds per plug (2–5 cm) or 4–5 seeds for larger plugs (5–8 cm).
- Cover lightly with 2–3 mm vermiculite or open-structured soil.
- Germination: 7–10 days at 16–18°C (60–64°F), high humidity, no light required.
THIN
- Not generally needed; sowing multiple seeds per plug produces fuller plants.
PLANT OUT
- Transplanting: Once plugs are fully rooted (small rootstock visible, 2–5 cm shoots), transplant into pots (9–15 cm / 3.5–6″) or directly outdoors at 20 × 20 cm spacing.
- Pot size: 9–15 cm for compact growth; suitable for containers and patio pots.
EXPOSURE
- Full sun to partial shade. Bright conditions encourage stronger leaves and flower stalks.
TEMPERATURE
- Ideal range: 18–25°C (46–77°F).
- Tolerates 5–35°C (40–95°F) but growth slows under extremes.
- Frost hardy down to –25°C (zone 5), especially if covered by snow or fleece.
SUPPORT
- Sturdy stems typically do not need support, but in windy spots staking may help protect flower heads.
PRUNING
- Mow back leaves after 4–5 months to stimulate new sprout production.
- Remove spent flowers if not collected for seed to prolong vegetative growth.
WATER
- Keep soil consistently moist but well-drained.
- Avoid waterlogging; ensure pots and beds have proper drainage.
FEED
- Apply balanced fertilizer (e.g. NPK 15-10-15 + micros) at EC 1.5 with watering.
- Regular feeding supports continuous leaf regrowth and strong flowers.
PROTECT
- Monitor for root aphids (cause stunted growth). Treat promptly at the plant center.
- Rust spots may appear late in the season under stress. Remove affected leaves.
- Plants recover well from both drought and overwatering if corrected.
Leaves:
Ready 8–10 weeks after transplanting when roots are established.
Harvest soft, tender leaves for fresh onion-garlic flavor in salads, stir-fries, and dishes.
Recovery after full harvest is about 6 weeks in optimal conditions.
Flowers:
Blooms appear June–September, lasting around 7 weeks.
Cut flowers (75–90 cm stems) last 12–18 days in a vase.
Both flowers and stems are edible at bud stage.
Storage:
Fresh leaves store 5–7 days in the fridge.
Cook time: 1 minute; stir-fry 1–2 minutes.
Let customers speak for us
We grow several varieties of various colours of tomatoes, and the contrast of these tomatoes with other colours is fantastic. We've had a very long season with our plants, excellent disease resistance, great flavour.
This review applies to all of the seeds I purchased from Hortinova - beautiful tomatoes, good disease resistance and excellent production. Our field season extended to 10 weeks. We've had comments of excellent flavour from our customers as well, highly recommend any Hortinova seed.
This tomato is good taste tomato. Small red round tomato. Bigger then cherry tomatoes but smaller then regular one. I like it. Perfect for salads and fresh eating. Ordered seeds for next season.
2nd time ordering. Very satisfied with qualify and result. Thank you
BALCONY YELLOW F1 - Hybrid Cherry Tomato Seeds
Delivered very fast, packed very good, in professional condition and quality. Thanks
We will see what they are like this summer.
Type crimson de bonne grosseur avec une superbe uniformité et très hâtif. Un des premiers prêt en saison. Semences très petites et peu nombreuses. Goût très sucré et chaire croquante. Chair passant du rose au rouge en cours de saison. Les plants sont forts et très vigoureux avec des grosses feuilles.
Vigueur des plants impressionante avec des fruits résistants aux fissures et aux dommages. Très bonne conservartion et goût très sucré lorsque les nervures deviennent orange. Peu être récolté lorsque les nervures sont vertes également. Cavité des semences très compacte et petite laissant beaucoup de chair.
Melon qui fond en boûche avec un goût se rapprochant du melon miel et du cantaloup à la fois, très sucré. Faire attention aux irriguations lorsque le melon devient mature car il peut fendre au champs. Très odorant.
Avec son apparence côtellée, son très gros calibre et ça couleur rose, cette tomate se démarque des autres sur les tablettes. Variété plus résistante à la pourriture apicale que la plus part des autres tomates roses. Bon ensemble de résitance aux maladies également.
Tomate noire dont les faces qui ne sont pas exposé au soleil passent du vert au rouge lorsque mature donnant un aspect unique aux fruits. Charactéristiques similaires à la Barrio avec un goût superbe sans acide. Les clients l'on adoré.
Superbe adaptabilité et excellente résistance aux maladies. Fruits uniformes qui ne fendent pas, bonne conservation. Ajoutez à cela un goût unique avec une légère acidité et une pointe sucré.
