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PRONOUNCED: AL-ee-um a-flat-un-EN-see |
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COMMON:
Ornamental onion, Purple allium.
TYPE:
Bulb
COLORS:
Purple or lavendar.
COMMENTS:
Plant 8-inches deep, 10-inches apart.This is
one of the loveliest ornamental onions and a
native of Turkey. The 2-1/2 inch bulb produce
3-inch, round-headed flower heads with hundreds of
tiny florets opening into star shapes above 6 to 8
gray-green leaves. Make initial plantings 8-inches
apart in early fall in an average, well-drained,
sandy soil. All allium demand a well-drained site.
Once allium start blooming, the leaves begin to
yellow. Planting them among lower plants hides the
fading foliage, or remove unsightly foliage.. |
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