Sarah's weekly blog: Chelsea day 1
Heading off to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show Press Day early this morning...
21 bulbs 260995-21 | £23.95 |
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Once the tulips are over in May, Allium 'Purple Sensation' picks up the colour baton, followed by Allium schubertii and finally Allium giganteum, to take you through to mid summer. It's a brilliant trio to grow.
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Genus | Allium |
Type | Hardy Perennial Bulb |
Common Name | Ornamental onion |
Border Position | Middle |
Bulb Size | mixed |
Soil Type | Fertile |
Scent | Unscented |
Site | Full Sun |
Moisture | Well-drained |
Height | 60cm-1.25m (24in-4ft 1in) |
Spacing | Plant 15cm (6in) deep, 30cm (12in) apart. |
Sowing, Seeds, Planting | Alliums can be planted outdoors from early to mid-autumn. |
Care Tips | Remember these are very perennial so plant them somewhere permanent. Removing the tatty foliage doesn't appear to affect the bulbs. Add grit on heavy soils |
Flowering | May - July |
Vase Life | Add a drop of bleach to the water to minimise the oniony smell or change the water regularly. They will look good for up to 2 weeks without rearranging. |
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Heading off to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show Press Day early this morning...
Sarah's top tips on how to plant and grow allium bulbs for fantastic flowers in the garden or vase.
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Successional Allium Collection reviews
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Magdalen
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Reviewed 9th July 2019 by Hello
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Reviewed 5th July 2019 by Hello Only one type has come up as yet . The service was as usual very good |
Reviewed 4th July 2019 by Hello Tracey I planted approx 15 alium very carefully, and of those about 9 grew into plants, and only three of them flowered. |
Reviewed 4th July 2019 by Hello Keri So I think actually the huge alliumns are rather strange looking and they struggled in the wind - think will stick with the Purple sensation in future but there was one that was very fluffy and tactile slightly lighter in colour - which would love to remember name of it was very striking and unusual |
Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Barbara All very good, service and purchases excellent. |
Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Elizabeth Excellent growth rate and length of flowering. Oonly a couple failed to grow, I suspect due more to situation than the bulbs. |
Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Abigail Only 2 of these bulbs have resulted in blooms.Very disappointed. |
Wonderful, just wonderful
Reviewed 1st June 2018 by Louise Brooker The only words for my Allium display this year are wonderful and wonderful! The successional Allium collection worked a treat and, apart from one large Alluim never really coming to much, the rest of them more than made up for it. I sprinkled the white Allium collection among these and it looks divine. Thank you very much. |