Ornamental Allium
Allium
Round drumstick heads floating on bare stems, with tired foliage below that is worth hiding behind a neighbor.
Light Nothing less than full sun.
Water Water while it is growing, then keep it dry once dormant.
Height 80 cm
Spread 7.9 in
Spacing 15 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 5.9 in
- In-row spacing
- 5.9 in
- Between rows
- 7.9 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Flower · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Allium (onion family)
- Sunlight
- Nothing less than full sun.
- Watering
- Water while it is growing, then keep it dry once dormant.
- Feeding
- A low-phosphorus bulb feed once in spring.
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- May
- Pruning
- Leave the stems until the foliage has died back completely, then take them off.
- Overwintering
- Hardy in most gardens; mulch where winters run very cold or very wet.
Through the year
- Mar–May Spring Growth
- May–Jul Flowering
- Jul–Sep Growing
- Sep–Dec Leaf Fall
- Jan–Mar Leaf Fall
Pests & problems
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