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Related to Onions, Garlic and Leeks, Ornamental Onions are grown for their dense clusters of flowers, which look like lollipops. Height varies from 6 inches to 5 feet. Use for rock gardens, naturalizing and flower borders. Smaller-growing varieties are good in containers. Excellent cut flowers. Leaves smell like onions. Use fully-ripened stalks in dried arrangements. Many are sun-loving and hardy to Zone 4 if mulched in winter. They are easy to grow.
Flowering time: If the weather is good, from may until june Planting time: From half September until the end of December, as long as there is no frost in the ground.
Plant the bulbs approximately 10 cm deep whith a distance of 5-10 cm. Plant the bulbs on a sunny spot. These Alliums will run wild and can stay in a rock garden and borders. This Allium is a good cut flower and will smell lightly
Save the bulbs on a dry and cool place until you plant the bulbs. |