Allium hollandicum - 'Purple Sensation' (Allium, Ornamental Onion) Type Herbaceous flower, Bulbs, Deciduous, Flowering Form Spiky Foliage / Spiky Upright Form, Architectural Form Size Medium Border Plant (50-180cm height) Colours Purple Flowers (Spring), Medium green Foliage Care Some Maintenance Required Hardiness Frost hardy, Drought Tolerant Growth Fast Growing Plant Earmark this plant   Allium hollandicum cultivation notes: Alliums prefer well drained soils in full sun, coping well with poorer soils. Plant as bulbs in autumn in among herbaceous plants and grasses. Mulch annually in cold areas. Divide and replant older clumps in late summer. Well suited to planting in pots or tubs where it can be treated as an annual bulb and then plant out in the border. Plant Strengths: Sun loving drought tolerant plant; Architectural plant – ideal as a ‘stand out’ plant; Tolerates full sun and sandy, drought-prone soils. Design & Plant Use for Allium hollandicum: Winter/early spring flowering herbaceous plant for early colour and extended seasonal interest Architectural plant with dramatic foliage suitable for hot dry spot Ideal for informal cottage garden style planting Common Missspellings: Alium, Aleum, Aleum, Alliem, Alieum, Aleam, Aleam If you've enjoyed the FindMePlants website, why don't you help make it better and buy the FMP boys a cuppa?

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