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Allium- (Flowering Garlic)
Allium narcissiflorum |
Many species of Allium are available- tall ones for the border and
dwarfs for the rock garden. Leaves and petals may be wide or narrow, and
flower-heads may be loose or tightly packed. Some are sold as bulbs for planting
in the autumn but many of the choice types have rhizomatous roots and are
bought as growing plants. Choose with care as a few popular Alliums such
as
A. moly
(1
ft. loosely packed heads of yellow stars) and
A.
pulchellum
self-seed
very freely
and
are invasive.
VARIETIES: A. beesianum
is a tall rockery Allium with 1 ft. stalks bearing clusters of pendant blue
flowers in midsummer. Another species which bears hanging bell-like flowers
in June is the pink or purple A.
Narcissiflorum
(8
in.). A.
ostrowskianum
(5
in.- grassy foliage, red-purple blooms). A.
cyaneum (6 in.) has small heads of upright blue flowers.
SITE
& SOIL: Any well-drained soil will do - thrives best in full
sun.
PROPAGATION: Divide clumps every few years in autumn.
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