Purple-pink drumsticks atop strappy foliage from June into summer.

Bulb Size: 12/+
Flowering Period: 6
App. Height: 32 inch/80 cm.
Full sun to partial shade

There are but a few true blues to be found among the ornamental Onions, and they are prized for the cooling effect they have on the exuberance of late spring. A. caeruleum is a deep, clear blue.

Bulb Size: 4/+
Flowering Period: 6
App. Height: 24 inch/60 cm.
Full sun to partial shade

Rich amethyst to lilac-pink blooms followed by exquisite seed heads. A much underrated, charming and valuable garden plant.

Bulb Size: I
Flowering Period: 6
App. Height: 16 inch/40 cm.
Full sun to partial shade

Syn: A. christophii, the Star of Persia. Circa 1901, huge, 10" globes of amethyst-violet florets with silver highlights and green eyes.

Bulb Size: 12/+
Flowering Period: 6
App. Height: 10 inch/25 cm.
Full sun to partial shade
US: Zone 4-8

Giganteum - tightly formed, round, softball sized blossom filled with small lilac purple florets; plant among perennials to hide dying foliage; blooms in late spring with Dutch Iris and Eremurus and painted daisies.

Bulb Size: 20+
Flowering Period: 6
App. Height: 55 inch/140 cm.
Full sun to partial shade

Circa 1876, 5" spheres of white florets, shaded purple-pink with darker midveins and red-edged foliage.

Bulb Size: 12/+
Flowering Period: 6
App. Height: 8 inch/20 cm.
Full sun to partial shade

Easy to grow alliums with lovely yellow flowers. Ideal for naturalizing. Plant them in your rock garden and enjoy them year after year! Excellent cut flower producer.

Bulb Size: 5/+
Flowering Period: 6
App. Height: 10 inch/25 cm.
Full sun to partial shade

A very classic one from 1788. A gracefully sparkling white flower which will grow almost everywhere, provided there is enough sunshine. Without this delicate flower a flower meadow is not complete. An easy bulb for beginners and a wonderful cut- flower.

Bulb Size: 4/+
Flowering Period: 6
App. Height: 16 inch/40 cm.
Full sun to partial shade

Syn: A. oreophilum. Circa 1873, this heirloom has loose, 2" clusters of pink-purple florets with dark midveins.

Bulb Size: 4/+
Flowering Period: 6
App. Height: 16 inch/40 cm.
Full sun to partial shade

'Purple Sensation' - tons of tiny little violet purple flowers tightly compressed to look like one gorgeous, big, round, baseball sized flower on a 20"-30" stem.

Bulb Size: 12/+
Flowering Period: 6
App. Height: 32 inch/80 cm.
Full sun to partial shade

Commonly known as Drumsticks, has lovely oval shaped flower umbels that begin green and turn to clover-like purple.

Bulb Size: 6/+
Flowering Period: 5-6
App. Height: 24 inch/60 cm.
Full Sun