GARTHWAITE NURSERIES® : – 30 Mixed Miniature Allium Bulbs Hardy Fragrant Summer Perennial Plant 25Cm High

• CATEGORY : – ORNAMENTAL ONION
• VARIETY : – “MIXED MINIATURE ALLIUM”
• DESCRIPTION : – RAINBOW MIXTURE
• HEIGHT : – 25 CM : – BLOOMS : – JUNE
• QUANTITY PER UNIT : – 30

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

THESE HARDY BULBS ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE POPULAR IN ARCHITECURAL AND FORMAL PLANTING PLUS THE LONG LASTING FLOWERS ARE IDEAL FOR CUTTING.
,br. “ALLIUM MINIATURE MIXED” IS A PERENNIAL BULB ORIGINATING IN SOUTHERN EUROPE, NORTHERN AFRICA AND TURKEY. IT IS GROWN FOR ITS LOOSE BRIGHT CLUSTERS IN LATE SPRING TO EARLY SUMMER; EACH PLANT HAS UP TO 30 DELICATE FLOWERS WITH LIGHT GREEN HIGHLIGHTS ON EACH STEM. THE GREEN STRAP-LIKE FOLIAGE APPEARS BEFORE PLANTS BLOOM AND OFTEN DIES BACK BEFORE THE FLOWERS APPEAR. THIS ONION HAS A LIGHTLY ONIONY FRAGRANCE WHEN ITS LEAVES OR STEMS ARE CRUSHED.

“MIXED ALLIUMS” ARE IDEAL FOR CONTAINERS, MASS PLANTINGS, BORDERS AND CUT FLOWERS. THEY HAVE A BLOOM PERIOD OF THREE WEEKS AND ARE VERY FRAGRANT. THEY LOOK ESPECIALLY PRETTY WITH STAR OF BETHLEHEM. THESE PLANTS ARE RABBIT, SQUIRREL AND DEER RESISTANT.

“MIXED ALLIUMS” THRIVE IN FERTILE, WELL DRAINED SOIL IN FULL SUN. PLANT IT IN THE AUTUMN AND KEEP IT WELL WATERED THROUGH THE GROWING SEASON. LIFT AND DIVIDE THE BULBS ONLY IF THEY BECOME CROWDED.