Blue Solaise Leek
Allium ampeloprasum | SKU: 0638
$3.25 to $40.75
- Blue colored leaves
- Stalks grow to 15-20 inches
- Sweet and flavorful
- Good for short seasons
- Very tolerant of cold
- 100-120 days from transplant
- ±8,800 seeds/oz
Item Details
(aka Bleu de Solaise) Beautiful 19th century French historic variety with truly blue-colored leaves that turn violet after a cold spell. Very large 15-20" stalks are sweet and flavorful. Extremely hardy, good for short-season areas and winter harvest. 100-120 days from transplant. ±8,800 seeds/oz.
Learn to Grow Blue Solaise Leek
Start Indoors: 4-6 weeks before last frost
Germination: 5-7 Days
Plant Outdoors: 6” Apart
Rows Apart: 12-24"
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep and space 1" in all directions. Transplant as soon as soil can be worked in spring. Hill or mound soil around stems several times to blanch as leeks grow.