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Allium Bulbs - Description
- Quantity: 18 Allium Bulbs
- Popular Allium, Grown For Their Large Flower Heads
- Giant Flower Heads (Approx. 25 - 30cm in Diameter)
- Fully Grown Height: 100 - 150cm
- Flower Colour: Purple
- Sow: September - December
- In Bloom: Late Spring Into Summer
- Variety: Purple Sensation
- Requires Full Sun
- Bulb Size: 18/20
Allium Bulbs - Uses
- Bold flower heads create a big statement in flower beds
- Excellent specimen plants for garden borders
- Large spherical flower heads contrast well with other plants
- Allium companion plants include plants with interesting foliage such as
- Box balls, Hostas, Iris, Ferns, Rheum & Fatsia
- Giganteum Alliums look great when planted in groups
Allium Bulbs - 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 allium bulbs 30cm to 50cm 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
