Allium senescens giant
Allium pyrenaicum misapplied
Allium acutangulum
Bulbous, clump-forming perennial, to around 40cm tall, with narrow, grass-like leaves. In summer, upright stems bear dense, hemispherical umbels, to about 5cm in diameter, made up of pale pink flowers that mature to a darker purple-pink colour
0.1-0.5 metres
0.1-0.5 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | ||||
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| Autumn | ||||
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Grow in full sun and fertile well-drained soil. It is best to grow in containers where garden soil is heavy clay and prone to saturation over winter. See allium cultivation
Propagate by seed when just ripe or in spring; or propagate by offsets which can be carefully detached by lifting the bulb after flowering has finished. See bulb propagation
No pruning required, other than to remove old flowered stems and foliage
May be susceptible to allium leaf miner and onion fly
May be susceptible to onion white rot and onion downy mildew