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Globemaster Allium
Allium 'Globemaster'
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This incredible Allium creates a sensation in any garden. The colossal round flower heads are up to a foot across! The color is lovely too, and many gardeners use these unique blooms in various ways. Of course, they're astonishing in an arrangement (Any onion scent dissipates quickly). What's more, this Allium holds the petals on the flowers after blooming, so it makes a spectacular addition to dried arrangements. Some crafters even paint them--with various colors or with gold paint for the holidays.
About the Alliums. Every family has its beauties. And yes, these are the best-looking members of the family of Allium, which includes onions, leeks and chives. (The word, Allium, means 'onion' in Latin.) Many Allium species are native to Iran, where many tulips also originate, and the edible Alliums have been cultivated and a staple of diets for over 10,000 years.
The beauty of the small lavender flowerheads of chives have always been a decorative highlight in herb gardens. But in recent years, gardeners have become fascinated with the larger Alliums, particular the giants. As always, the Dutch hybridizers took them into their stocks, and now we have a whole group of beautiful new flowering onions for gardens. Most bloom in late spring so they bridge the gap nicely between the tulip season and early summer bloom of peonies and poppies.
Experienced gardeners plant these giant Alliums in groups of several bulbs, set very close together. The foliage is not attractive for long, so it's important to plant them next to other perennials whose foliage will more or less cover the Allium's base. This way, the wonderful flower stalks rise up and tower over the other flowers for a wonderful period of bloom.
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Overall rating: 4.9259257 / 5 from 27 reviews.
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Review topics: ["color","quality","look","bulbs","beauty","blooms","stems","iris","flowers","allium","addition","neighbors","fall"].
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- "Excellent quality bulb, great blooms" —
- "Lovely blooms, lasted a long time, sturdy stems." —
- "Bulbs are of superb quality and arrive carefully packaged." —
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Glorious Globemasters
"I planted my three bulbs last fall and crossed my fingers. By the beginning of April they started to peek out of the soil. Now, mid-May, these alliums are looking magnificent. One of them was nibbled on when it was a bud, and this seemed to affect its overall growth and straightness, but that's the fault of our pesky chipmunks, not the bulb. I am extremely pleased and plan to buy more to line up as a border when I expand my garden."
Amazing!
"These bloomed exactly as expected. I was worried given the cost per bulb, but every one come up in mid-spring!"
can't get enough of these!!!!
"i buy these bulbs every year because they don't come up again as a perennial in zone 7 for some reason. . . but it is SO WORTH IT!!! THE COMPLIMENTS NEVER END! Just plant the bulbs before first frost and sit back and wait for the magic show!!!"
Love Them!
"All 6 bulbs came up, all have massive blooms on them. Stunning. I will be ordering more for this fall."
Love these show stoppers!
"Absolutely love these beauties. Tried and true, comes back every year right after the rest of the spring flowers fade, and last several weeks. Plus they look fun when dried out. We cut ours and keep indoors as dried flower arrangements, they last all year. Neighbors always ask 'what are those Doctor Suess like flowers?' Plus our hungry deer and other mischievous critters always leave them alone. The bees and butterflies love them too. Can't go wrong, always a favorite in our yard."
oh these are so outstandingly awesome!
"I love the flowers then cut them and dry them and love em over and over again. I spray them any color I like once they get dusty from use."
BIG blooms immediately following tulips!
"Really love these big, purple puffballs in my garden when nothing else really big and showy is making a display (tulips have finished and bearded iris are just ramping up)! I plan on adding some white alliums as well to draw the eye to the purple for next year. At least for the first year, bloom time seems to be tied to planting time the previous year: I planted 3 last summer and 1 last fall. The three that I planted last summer started to emerge significantly sooner than the fall-planted bulb. So, to extend the season next year, I think that I might plant additional allium bulbs successively this year?? Unless they have sent up leaves, it's impossible to tell where these beauties are planted, so some kind of marker might be a good idea. They don't seem to be attractive to gophers; furthermore, a gopher tunneled right through their bed on its way to some other plants, disturbing the soil greatly, and my globe masters didn't seem to be effected even though the gopher mounds were right next to them. Bravo! Color me impressed!"
I would buy this again
"Only 1 out of 5 Iris bulbs csme up in the 1st year"
They're coming up!
"The Globemaster alliums I received from you are starting to grow now that the weather is getting warmer! The wide green foliage coming out of each bulb is several inches above the ground. I can't wait to see the blooms. . . they're gonna be huge!!"
Excellent bulbs and highly proliferative over the years.
"great product!"