Allium 'White Giant'
A bulbous herbaceous perennial, 1.1-1.5m high, with green stems, green basal leaves which die back in summer, and dense umbels, 10-15cm across, of hundreds of starry white flowers in early summer
1-1.5 metres
0.1-0.5 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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Plant bulbs in early autumn, 20cm apart and at a depth of about four times the diameter of the bulb, in well-drained soil in full sun; for more advice, see Allium cultivation
Propagate by division, removing offsets, in autumn
No pruning required
Generally pest-free, but may be susceptible to slugs, snails, allium leaf miner, and onion pests such as onion fly
Generally disease-free, but may be susceptible to onion diseases such as onion white rot and onion downy mildew