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Smaller alliums, such as the yellow flowering Allium moly and the pink Allium unifolium, look good in drifts that are allowed to recede as the leaves wither in early summer and the bulb goes dormant.
It's best to plant your allium bulbs now for beautiful springtime blooms, so don your gardening gloves, break out your pruning shears, and get planting.
You can’t beat bulbs for maximum charm and minimum effort, and there are some floral superstars that are virtually non-fail and all novice gardeners should grow.
The allium family of vegetables are easy to grow and often available year around. They can grow fairly close together, so ...
Some of the culinary kinds are pretty too. Little white pompoms pop out of allium tuberosums (Chinese chives). Many ornamental alliums, including Drumsticks and ampeloprasum -- are edible.
As autumn progresses, garden centers really want to move those familiar spring bulbs like tulips and daffodils. (They won't keep till next year.) But ...
But there are more stars in the Allium galaxy than those botanical showboats. The following bulbs, with admittedly quieter blooms, extend allium bloom season from late spring into deep summer.
Alliums: Most alliums, with their globes of bloom atop tall stems in late spring, are purple or white. But Allium caeruleum (also known as A. azureum) has 1 1/2-inch-wide flower balls of true blue ...
Beautiful and sturdy with a flair for the dramatic, alliums are a graceful way to add color and architectural dimension to your garden. With large globes of tiny white, purple, yellow or blue ...
Allium bulbs need to be planted at the same time as daffodils and tulips in the fall. They are available at garden centers nationwide, including Lowe’s and Home Depot, as well as specialty bulb ...
Look for Allium bulbs at your local nursery and plant them as soon as possible in full-sun and well-drained soil. Plant the bulbs now 20 inches apart, 6 inches deep and mix a handful of bone meal ...
Looking to plant allium in a shady spot? Try the triquetrum, also known as three-cornered leeks, which bear delicate white flowers with shades of blue and a triangular stem. Want something unusual?