Alliums are architectural elements in the garden. The flower head shapes vary from oval to round globes to cup-shaped with upright, spiky foliage that can be thin or flat. Taller Alliums, 15-30 inches, make an impact when massed in the back border. Plant shorter 6-12 inch specimens in rock or woodland gardens. They are great in containers, regardless of their height.
Drought tolerance is a key feature of the genus Alliums. Although Alliums are deer resistant, their colorful blooms attract bees and butterflies that are beneficial to the garden.
We’ve added three Allium cultivars to our collection. Allium ‘Blue Eddy’ has compact clumps of gray-green foliage that create a strong swirling effect in a landscape design.
Allium cernuum, known as Nodding Pink Onion, has bell-shaped blooms that bend over towards the foliage. The nodding flowers stand out in a rock or woodland garden.
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