Allium 'Mount Everest is a beautiful white form or ornamental onion that will get to 1.2m tall. It has dense globes of small, star-shaped, white flowers on towering stems appear in summer above pale green leaves. This gorgeous ornamental onion is perfect for providing vertical interest in a sunny border. Try it dotted in small groups among ornamental grasses, or as part of a Mediterranean scheme.
Why we like it - Award-winner Allium 'Mount Everest' is a tall architectural plant with its large globe-shaped flowers 8 in. across (20 cm), densely packed with hundreds of small, star-shaped purple flowers.
- Allium 'Mount Everest' white flowers are a real show stopper for any garden in a pot or in a border.
- Alliums look great when planted in amongst low buxus balls
What to know
Plant in the ground or pot during Autumn and will flower in late spring early summer.
- Pack size: 2 bulbs
- Flower height 1 - 1.2m tall
- Position - Full sun
- Soil - Fertile, well-drained soil
- Flowering period - June to July
- Ideal in beds, borders, city and courtyard gardens
- Excellent as a cut flower
- Attracts butterflies
How to grow and care for Allium bulbs - Plant 20cm deep and 10cm or more apart
- Stagger the planting over a few weeks in the autumn and winter if you want to and this will result in the blooms opening up over a longer period in the spring
- Alliums do best in sunny sheltered spots whene the wind is less likely to do damage.
- once flowers are finished or faded leave the foliage in place as the plant will naturally draw nutrients from them back into the bulb for next year.
- You can cut them back to the ground once the leaves and stem have shriveled.
- best to plant alliums in amonst other plants so as to not have the leaves visible. The leaves tend to die off just before flowering.
-Allium bulbs can be divided up every four years. Simply dig up with hand trowel and jently split the clump of bulbs into individual bulbs and plant straight away.
- Feed alliums during the spring and summer and finally just as the flower is finishing.
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This charming variety provides an explosion of mauve pink, fluffy-looking flower heads, supported above stiff, upright stems. Allium carolinianum 'Rosy Dream' has a neat compact habit, which makes it ideal for grouping throughout the front of borders.
Plant Size
Mature Height: 0.1-0.5m
Mature Spread: 0.1-0.5m
Why We Love It
Perfect for cottage gardens, courtyards planting schemes and wildlife areas; planted in borders or massed together in containers
Neat compact variety
Fluffy-looking pink flower heads in early summer
Associate beautifully with hardy perennials
What To Know
Season of Interest: Summer
Position: Full sun
Soil: Well drained, fertile
pack size: 5 Bulbs per pack
How to Care
Alliums are drought tolerant and watering of plants grown in the ground is not usually necessary. Plants dislike summer irrigation because this may cause the bulbs to rot. Alliums grown in containers will need regular watering, but make sure the compost does not become waterlogged.
Regular feeding is not necessary but on poor soils, apply balanced fertiliser such as Growmore in spring.
You can cut off the spent flower heads at the base but this is not essential as the dried flower heads look attractive in the border.
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Allium schubertii | Schubert's allium is a stunning variety that flowers in late spring early summer. It is one of the most distinctive alliums with flower stems that look like spiders with dozens of purple pink star-shaped flowers.
Allium schubertii will make a stunning impact when planted in amongst low growing grasses or between topiary Buxus.
Why we love them
Stunning purple pink flowers in late spring to early summer.
Attracts pollinators and especially bees.
They make excellent long-lasting cut flowers and can be used for dried arrangements.
A great plant for planting in borders or for naturalising.
What to know
Flowering Time: End May/Early June
Flowering Height: 40cm/16 inches
Planting Depth: 15cm/6 inches
Planting Distance: 15cm/6 inches
Planting Time: August Onwards
Soil / Position: Alliums will grow in a wide range of soils provided there is good drainage. They like sunshine but the flowers will last longer in partial shade.
Pack size: 3 bulbs per pack.
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