- Botanical Name
- Allium nutans
- Plant Type
- Herbaceous perennial
- Size (HxW)
- 30-40cm x 30-50cm
- Depth & Spacing
- Plant at the same level as in the pot, space 30-50cm apart, depending on effect.
- Soil
- A sandy soil with a little blood and bone, compost and lime dug through before planting is ideal. It is essential the soil is well drained as they rot in bog soils.
- Aspect
- Full Sun – at least six hours.
- Climate
- Cool to Mediterranean
- Frost
- Hardy
- Water
- Water in well to establish, then once they are off and growing you only need to worry if rainfall is low. Plants take around four weeks to establish and for their roots to penetrate the surrounding garden soil. In pots water as the potting mix begins to dry out.
- Fertiliser
- Use a well-balanced organic fertiliser annually in late spring when the the foliage emerges.
- Flowering Time
- Mid to Late Summer
- After Flower Care
- Remove spent flowers and foliage to tidy.
- Notes
- They are best left to naturalise in the garden – this means you can leave them in the ground for years. Don’t forget to mark their position (we use wooden kebab sticks) as you don’t want to put a spade through one! It is normal for the foliage to yellow and die as the flower stem is growing, for this reason we recommend you plant them amongst perennials. Flowers are good for picking.
Winter dormant, new leaves in spring.
