Overview

Allium 'Summer Beauty' is a plant with a clump forming habit in the genus Allium, part of the Amaryllidaceae family, with deciduous foliage. Allium 'Summer Beauty' grows best in full sun, and tolerates loam soils and neutral pH. Its UK hardiness is rated H6. Suggested uses include cottage and informal garden, city and courtyard gardens, coastal, gravel garden, wildlife gardens, cut flowers and flower borders and beds.

About

Allium 'Summer Beauty' is a clump-forming cultivar in the genus Allium (family Amaryllidaceae) that flowers from May to July. It has deciduous foliage and prefers a south-facing, sheltered site in well-drained neutral loam. Rated H6 (very hardy) for UK gardens, it suits a range of informal and urban planting situations. Gardeners use it in borders, gravel areas and for cut flowers.

Growing conditions

Best soil and position for Allium

Sunlight

Full sun

Soil type

Loam

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil moisture

Well-drained

Aspect

South-facing

Exposure

Sheltered

UK hardiness

H6

Plant details

Allium 'Summer Beauty' size, habit and characteristics

Habit

Clump forming

Foliage

Deciduous

Suggested uses

Cottage and informal garden, City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Gravel garden, Wildlife gardens, Cut flowers, Flower borders and beds

Care notes

Pruning and caring for Allium 'Summer Beauty'

Propagation

Seed, offsets

Pest resistance

Generally pest-free

Disease resistance

May be susceptible to onion white rot, downy mildews

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