About
This perennial bulb features long, strap-like leaves that die back after the growing season. In late spring, it produces round flower clusters reaching up to 7 cm in diameter, made up of six-petaled white flowers with lavender stamens and purple anthers, rising above the foliage.
About the genus
Allium consists of bulbous herbaceous perennials characterized by a pronounced onion or garlic aroma. They feature linear, strap-like, or cylindrical leaves that arise from the base. The flowers, which can be star-shaped or bell-shaped, are arranged in an umbel atop a stem that lacks leaves.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, East-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Bulbs
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, Gravel garden, Rock garden, Patio and container plants, Wildlife gardens
- Fragrance
- Foliage
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Easy to grow in fertile well-drained soil. Add grit when grown in clay soils to improve drainage. See allium cultivation
- Pruning
- No pruning required, the dead seedheads are attractive
- Propagation
- Remove offsets in autumn
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to onion white rot and downy mildews