GARTHWAITE NURSERIES® : – 30 Allium Purple Sensation (Hollandicum) Bulbs Summer Perennial Plant 90Cm High Massive Blooms

• CATEGORY : – ALLIUM HOLLANDICUM (ORNAMENTAL ONION)
• VARIETY : – “PURPLE SENSATION”
• DESCRIPTION : – VIOLET PURPLE ONE OF THE BEST SELLERS
• HEIGHT : – 90 CM : – BLOOMS : – MAY
• QUANTITY PER UNIT : – 30

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

THESE HARDY BULBS ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE POPULAR IN ARCHITECTURAL AND FORMAL PLANTING PLUS THE LONG LASTING FLOWERS ARE IDEAL FOR CUTTING.

“ALLIUM PURPLE SENSATION” IS CLOSELY ALLIED TO CENTRAL ASIAN SPECIES SUCH AS ALLIUM STIPITATUM, THIS ORNAMENTAL ONION OF GARDEN ORIGIN BEARS SOFTBALL-SIZED GLOBES OF VIOLET-PURPLE FLOWERS ON TALL STEMS IN LATE SPRING. THE STRAPPY BASAL LEAVES WITHER AT FLOWERING TIME. THE BULBS AND CRUSHED LEAVES GIVE OFF THE FAMILIAR “ONION SMELL”

“ALLIUM PURPLE SENSATION” HAS RECEIVED THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY’S AWARD OF GARDEN MERIT (AGM) WHICH IS FOR PLANTS OF OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE

THIS PERENNIAL THRIVES IN FERTILE, WEEL DRAINED SOIL IN FULL SUN. PLANT IT IN THE AUTUMN AND KEEP IT WELL WATERED THOUGHT THE GROWING SEASON. LIFT AND DIVIDE THE BULBS ONLY IF THEY BECOME CROWDED. GROW “PURPLE SENSATION” AS AN EXCLAMATION POINT IN THE GARDEN. BE SURE TO PLANT EXTRA SINCE THE ONION WORKS WELL AS EITHER A FRESH OR DRIED CUT FLOWER.

LARGE BULBS PLANT 20 CM DEEP 20 CM APART 25 PER SQ METRE. SMALL BULBS PLANT 10 CM DEEP 10 CM APART 100 PER SQ METRE.