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Allium Bulbs (Purple Sensation) - Description
- Pack of Allium Bulbs
- Quantity: 20 Bulbs Per Pack
- Summer Flowering
- Fully Grown Size: 90cm
- Spherical Compact Head
- Flower Colour: Purple
- Sow: September - December
- In Bloom: May - June
- Allium Variety: Purple Sensation
- Requires Full Sun
Allium Bulbs (Purple Sensation) - Uses
- These larger allium bulbs are best positioned towards the middle or back of borders
- Plant en mass for best results
- Combine with tall sage or perovskia
- Also look great when planted with tall ferns
- Great bulb to follow on from daffodils
- Also work well when planted in long drifts through borders
- Position in borders, along paths or in raised beds
- Plant in containers
Allium Bulbs (Purple Sensation) - How to Sow
- Alliums are Summer flowering bulbs
- They require a sunny location
- Sowing time: Autumn
- Sowing Depth: 3-4 times their size
- Sow with pointed end pointing upwards
- Prepare planting hole using a bulb planter
- Space bulbs 20cm apart
- If soil is not well draining then add a small amount of sand to base of hole
- Fill in hole with soil
- Water well & feed once foliage appears
- Cut back foliage once flowering has passed and leaves have wilted
- Lift & divide bulbs every 4 or 5 years
