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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: 4.366667 / 5 from 30 reviews.
Review topics: ["color","buy","allium","blooms","flowers","growing","heads","bulbs","bees","surprise","leaves"].
"I planted these bulbs in the fall as soon as I received them. They were fresh, firm, and very healthy. I planted them in sandy, free-draining soil in full sun. It is now June 5th and every bulb has come up, they are approximately 2. 5 ft tall and ready to bloom. Very happy with this purchase."
"The leaves came through and seemed promising, but these never bloomed for me."
"I took a risk on those but they have shot up and seem impressive."
"Rabbits took out all but a couple"
"The bulbs came up and grew. However, they did not bloom. This was my first time growing alliums. I suspect they require more winter chill than we experience here in Houston, Texas."
"The little heads on tall thin stems are very attractive. I loosely grouped in the back of a bed and intend to purchase more and scatter throughout my entire garden. They are delightful."
"First time grand what a sweet sy! Spring was just that much more beautiful with these in the garden. Deer, rabbits and groundhog let them be which makes them even better! I will be planting more!"
"I'm sure they would have been pretty, but something ate off every single top. I thought they were animal repellent"
"Still waiting for blossoms, although the plants seem to be going well"
"So far so good!"
