Allium albopilosum
Allium bodeanum
Bulbous perennial to 60cm tall, with strap-shaped, slightly glaucous leaves withering by flowering time. Star-shaped, rosy-violet flowers with a metallic sheen in globose heads to 20cm in width in early summer, are followed by attractive seed-heads; good for drying
0.1-0.5 metres
0.1-0.5 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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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
