Best for Bees Allium Collection
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
- Naturalises
Take the time to get a chair and sit by your alliums to see the pollinators coming and going
- 15 or 30 bulbs of Allium jesdianum 'Purple Rain'
- 15 or 30 bulbs of Allium siculum (syn. Nectaroscordum)
- 6 or 9 bulbs of Allium 'Lucy Ball'
This can be gift wrapped in our exclusive hessian sack, with ribbon and a Sarah Raven gift card. You will be able to add this to your basket once you begin the checkout process. To add a gift message to your order, simply fill out the details at the delivery stage of the checkout.
Please note: only items which are showing ‘in stock’ can be gift wrapped.
Allium petals are edible, you can scatter them on salads. We use the more delicate types like cowanii and unifolium most often at Perch Hill.
On occasion we may need to send you an alternative variety to the one shown, which will be selected by our growing team to ensure its suitability. It will be of equal or greater value to the original. Please contact our customer service team if there are any problems.
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
- Naturalises
Product details
- Type
- Perennial
- Position
- Border (Middle)
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- May - June
- Height
- 1.2m (4ft)
- Common name
- Ornamental Onion
- Moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Cultivation
- Plant 15cm (6in) deep, 30cm (12in) apart or more. These are perennial and long-lasting so plant them somewhere permanent. Allium siculum self-seeds freely and can be a little invasive so take care where you plant them.
Care Tips
Removing the foliage once it becomes tatty doesn't appear to affect the bulbs.
Flowering Time
May - June
