Allium

Allium, a genus of plants belonging to the onion family, has enjoyed a high degree of popularity for many years. These plants are not only loved for their ornamental value, but also for their ease of use and diversity. Allium plants are incredibly popular and for good reason. They offer a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colours that enrich any garden design. Large purple balls, delicate white flowers or ornamental onions with unique shapes, there is always an Allium that suits your garden design. And the nice thing is, the variety of species and cultivars is constantly growing, with a flood of new species.

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Allium 'Ambassador'
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This superb selection of nursery A. Langedijk from Zwaagdijk has acquired a prominent place in the current range of ornamental onions. Genitors are Allium stipitatum x Allium giganteum. An impressive 100 cm tall allium whose large spherical flower...
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Allium 'Cameleon'
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In 2000, Mr W. de Goede received plant material from Wayne Roderick, who was working at the Botanical Garden of the University of California. The soft pink flowers, carried by 20 cm high flower stems, go through various stages of colour during...
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Allium 'Firmament'
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This Allium inhereted only the best properties of both genitors: from A. atropurpureum, the intense dark purple colour and from A. christophii the beautiful intertwined star-shaped flowers with a metallic sparkle. The semi-spherical umbel has a...
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Allium 'Forelock'
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A unique and pleasantly scented Allium with a lock of hair. As flowering progresses, a tuft of small flowers of a few inches long will come to stick out of the oval burgundy flower, which is reminiscent of a lock of hair. The protruding white...
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Allium 'Gladiator'
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This hybrid originated from a cross between A. aflatunense auct. x A. macleanii and was registered by Mr. W. Hey in 1981. The 120 cm tall flower stem bears a compact spherical inflorescence with many purplish pink star-shaped flowers. Gray-green...
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Allium 'Globemaster'
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In 1959 Mr. J. Axe crossed A. macleanii with A. christophii. From the seedlings that emerged, A. ‘Beauregard’ and A. ‘Globemaster’ were selected. The latter stands out because of its large glossy leaves and extraordinary large aster violet flower...
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Allium 'Hair'
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A selection from A. vineale which can still be seen in the wild reasonably often in the Netherlands, also known as crow garlic. The purple bulbils initially wear a greenish punk hairstyle. As the flower ages, the brown-gray strands resemble a kind...
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Allium 'Lucky Balloons'
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From the hands of Woesik Veredeling B.V. Like A. 'Party Balloons' created from A. karataviense x A. hollandicum, several flower stalks appear from one bulb, on average three per bulb, on which the bulbous inflorescences with pale purplish-pink...
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Allium 'Mercurius'
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A cross of Allium auctum x Allium atropurpureum. Sturdy straight stems sport a purple hemispherical umbel, like Allium atropurpureum. A noteworthy feature is the thick layer of wax on the leaves, which allows the leaves to remain green for a...
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Allium 'Miami'
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An allium with solid stems, which has A. atropurpureum as one of its genitors. The other parent probably is A. schubertii. The hemispherical umbel with its flat base is composed of glossy, star-shaped crimson flowers. During flowering the...
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Allium 'Millenium'
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A great hybrid cultivated by Mark McDonough (A. nutans x A. senescens) that is considered one of the best introductions to allium in recent times. Compact cluds of firm grey-green foliage (clod-forming growth habit) in which the numerous...
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Allium 'Mount Everest'
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Intro: 1993. A great large-flowered white allium cultivated by Fa. A. Langedijk. The spherical inflorescence stands firmly on the 100 cm tall flower stem. A highly sought-after cultivar by cut flower cultivators who supply this fantastic cut...
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Allium 'Ostara'
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Originated from A. karataviense x A. atropurpureum, height and flower size are in perfect balance. Intense purple-red colour, beautiful leaves, even at the time of flowering. Ostara is the moment when day and night are of the same length: balance...
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Allium 'Party Balloons'
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A cultivar created from A. karataviense x A. hollandicum with the special aspect that multiple flower stems appear per bulb. In addition, the party balloon is fine for use in pots and bedding due to its limited height of 60 cm and its long-lasting...
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Allium 'Pinball Wizard'
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Just like A. 'Globemaster' and A 'Beauregard' this excellent onion was created by crossing Allium macleanii x Allium christophii. It owes its name Pinball Wizard to the rock opera "Tommy" by The Who from the sixties. The countless dark violet...
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Allium 'Purple Rain'
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Has beautiful transparent flowers with a deep shade of purple and a metallic glow. A perfect, light, firework-like inflorescence, which is reminiscent of A. christophii. The quality and sustainability of this allium as a cut flowers is perfect....
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Allium 'Purple Sensation'
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A selection registered in 1963 by Mr Jan Bijl. The flower colour is deep purple. Especially because of this colour, it is a highly appreciated cut flower. The offered lot is clonally grown. This means that all offspring have arisen from one...
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Allium 'Purple Sensation' -grootverbruik-
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Well-known, grateful ornamental onion with round, purple flowers. For an Allium, it flowers quite early, as early as the end of April. Great for naturalising, also in places with less sun. Height 80 cm.
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Allium 'Sugar Melt'
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A late-summer flowering hybrid, A. nutans x A. senescens, also cultivated by Mark McDonough, USA. A compact growing form with sturdy green leaves and an abundance of pink globular inflorescences. A perfect plant for the rock garden.
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Allium 'Summer Beauty'
A richly flowering and exuberantly growing selection from the European species A. lusitanicum, formerly Allium senescens subsp. montanum. Roy Diblik of the Northwind Perennial Farm found the plant in a garden of one of his clients and multiplied...
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Allium 'Summer Drummer'
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Introduced in 2006. A very late and tall allium that combines fantastically with, for example, ornamental grasses. Very interesting because of its colour, purple-red, and its flowering time, July-August. Initially, the dark red flower stem nods...
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Allium 'Toabago'
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Previously offered as Allium 'Spider'. Intro: 2009. A descendant of A. schubertii x A. atropurpureum, but the external characteristics of A. schubertii are more prevalent. Clearly innovative, this spiky inflorescence with its intense flower...
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Allium 'Violet Beauty'
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This cultivar was registered in 1979 by J.J.M. Twaalfhoven. The flower resembles a smaller version of Allium christophii, perhaps it was one of the crossing parents. The flower colour is violet with a greenish stripe on each sepal. Long-lasting...
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Allium 'White Giant'
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An extra high allium with snow-white flowers on solid 150 cm stems. Was registered by Gebr. Valkering in 2012 and already received a Certificate at the trial garden of the K.A.V.B. in 2010. Has remarkably strong, dark green leaves, which are...
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Allium akaka
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Intro: 1830. Origin: Iran, Turkey and the European part of the Caucasus. The globular inflorescence consists of numerous soft pink flowers, somewhat variable. Like A. karataviense, the one or two broad, blue-green leaves are attractive during...
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Allium albidum
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A summer-flowering ornamental onion with an airy, spherical flower cluster. The outside of the almost white flowers has a pink tinge. Remarkable protruding stamens. In the wild A. albidum is found in the Balkans to the Caucasus, Iran and Turkey,...
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Allium altissimum 'Album'
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Intro: 1884. A. altissimum is found in Central Asia, northeastern Iran, as well as northwestern Afghanistan. This is a white form selected from seedlings. The globe-shaped flowers on tall stems are followed by decorative seed pods that remain...
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Allium altissimum 'Goliath'
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A spectacular allium that bears its not-too-large, 10-12 cm in diameter purple spherical flowers on sturdy stems up to 2 metres tall. The range consists of a robust, tall selection that forms beautiful seed pods after flowering. Fantastic among...
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Allium amethystinum 'Red Mohican'
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A summer-flowering, burgundy allium which develops a sizable crest at the time of flowering, from which white flowers emerge. Up to the time of flowering the flower stem is bent, it is only just before flowering that the stem straigthens itself...
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Allium ampeloprasum
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Ampeloprasum means: alliaceous species that grows in vineyards. Intro: 1753. Origin: Southern Europe, North Africa, Asia Minor to the Caucasus. The length of the flower stem is variable, from 50 to 100 cm. The umbel is composed of many white,...
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Allium ampeloprasum 'Catweazle'
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A wonderful children's series from the 1970s in which we followed the adventures of the eccentric wizard Catweazle, who ends up in the 20th century out of the 11th century due to a failed spell. The green, hairy and tangled flower of this allium...
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Allium ampeloprasum 'Green Drops'
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A selection of A. ampeloprasum var babingtonii, a rarity found along the west coast of Ireland. The many globules that appear as green droplets between the pale pink flowers have the special ability to produce their own globules. Decorative and...
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Allium ampeloprasum 'Purple Mystery'
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The darkest-coloured A. ampeloprasum, the densely packed flowers are purple. They open from July, the stems having reached a length of about 100 to 120 centimetres. Wonderful in the background of the flower bed, in combination with tall perennials...
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Allium ampeloprasum 'Rose Picture'
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Most large ornamental onions are at their best in May and June. Rose Picture peaks a month later, making this ornamental onion interesting for use in combination with summer flowering plants in flower beds. Rose picture has pink petals with purple...
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Allium ampeloprasum var. holmense
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(Synonym: A. holmense). First described by Miller in 1768 as A. holmense, later in 1905 Ascherson and Graebner classified the Allium as A. ampeloprasum var. holmense. The plant resembles both a leek and a shallot. The leaves and bulbs are edible...
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Allium amplectens 'Graceful Beauty'
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Intro: 1857. A. amplectens is an easy-growing species from North America. The up to 40 cm high flower stems are enveloped by two to four leaves, which die before flowering begins in April. The ball-shaped flower clusters are composed of numerous...
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Allium angulosum 'Sara'
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Piet de Jong has selected this rich flowering form with lilac purple flowers from the variable species A. angulosum. Its bright light gray leaves that remain attractive throughout the summer and its compact, clud-forming growth habit also make...
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Allium atropurpureum
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Origin: the Balkans. This allium introduced in 1800 has a color which is hardly found in nature, dark purple red (atropurpureus). The closely spaced star-shaped flowers form a semi-circular umbel with a diameter of about 5-8 cm. During flowering,...
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Allium backhousianum 'Green Graze'
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From the species A. backhousianum, which, together with A. aflatunense, occurs among others on relatively moist soils in the Fergana Mountains, this form was selected for its conspicuous seed pods. The numerous 1.5 cm long greenish-white flowers...
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Allium basalticum 'Silver Spring'
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A beauty native to Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. Closely related to A. nigrum and was initially classified with it. Semicircular inflorescences with fragrant, white flowers in which the dark-coloured ovary stands out strikingly. The broad,...
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Allium beesianum
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Intro: 1914. George Forrest collected this beauty in Northwest Yunnan in southern China and named it after the Bees company in North West England. This rarity is praised a lot in literature. The bell-shaped blue flowers form a nodding umbel and...
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Allium bolanderi
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A very small ornamental onion with a flower head consisting of detached, slender, pointed purple flowers. There is a dark purple vein on the petals. Native to southern Oregon and northern California, occurring under native oaks, on granite soil,...
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Allium caeruleum
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Intro: 1773. Sky Blue star-shaped flowers that form a solid spherical inflorescence with a diameter of about 4 cm. A 40 cm tall cut flower, which shows its color in mid-June. Descriptions date back to 1830. Origin: Eastern Europe, north of the...
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Allium caesium
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Intro: 1830. Origin: Turkestan Mountains at Zaamin, Uzbekistan. The flower is similar to A. caeruleum but larger, while the plant remains lower and blooms somewhat earlier. The flower varies from light to dark blue with a dark midrib and has a...
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Allium caesium 'Aravan'
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Multiple colours are found in the variable species A. caesium, such as this strikingly dark blue A. caesium 'Aravan'. The name suggests that this form originated in south-western Kyrgyzstan, in the south-eastern part of the Fergana Valley, Aravan...
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Allium callimischon subsp. callimischon
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Intro: 1835. Origin: Northern Greece (Peloponnese). An autumn flowering species with white flowers with a clearly perceptible reddish brown vein. The leafs include the new inflorescence, which blooms from late August.
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Allium carinatum subsp. pulchellum
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Intro: 1810. Origin: South East Europe and West Asia. The original form A. cirrhosum (one of the synonyms) has an inflorescence that does not just carry flowers but also bulbils. The flower bud remains ‘hidden’ for a long time at the end of the...
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Allium carinatum subsp. pulchellum 'Album'
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Intro: 1969. A pure white form which also flowers in summer. Just like the purple species it has received an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Nice cut flower. Particularly suitable for naturalizing.
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Allium carolinianum 'Rosy Dream'
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The variable species A. carolinianum (syn. a.o. A. blandum) has a wide range, from Afghanistan to central Nepal. Occurring there on rocky slopes and easily propagated by seed. The supply is a selection lot created by self-pollination. The strong...
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Allium cernuum
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Intro: 1800. Artfully twisted, 25 cm long flower stem surrounded by long, narrow leaves. The umbel measures five centimetres in diameter and is composed of dark purple, spherical, nodding flowers with protruding stamens. A true bee plant. After...
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Allium cernuum 'Purple King'
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Strong selection with intense purple-pink flowers of the A. cernuum. Clud-forming growth habit.
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Allium cernuum 'White Master'
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Intro: 1800. Artfully twisted, 25 cm long flower stem surrounded by long, narrow leaves. The umbel measures five centimetres in diameter and is composed of dark purple, spherical, nodding flowers with protruding stamens. A true bee plant. After...
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Allium cernuum -White Max-
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This high form from the U.S. has a long flowering period during which white flowers with a pink tinge appear. The large umbels appear from late May. Will quickly form a firm tussock with gracefully curved stems sticking out from the foliage. Also...
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Allium chloranthum 'Yellow Fantasy'
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At first glance, it looks like we are dealing with A. flavum here. However, the graceful flower head of A. 'Yellow Fantasy' is denser, the numerous flowers are a pleasant greenish-yellow colour and the flowering time is also more than a month...
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Allium christophii
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Intro: 1884. The spherical umbel has an impressive 20 cm diameter. The flower is located at the end of a strong, up to 50 cm high stem which is surrounded by band-shaped hairy leaves. The umbel consists of a hundred shiny violet flowers, with a...
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Allium cowanii
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A. cowanii is closely related to A. neapolitanum. The flower stem is distinctly triangular. The snow-white wreaths consist of dozens of star-shaped short-stemmed flowers with sharply contrasting green anthers. The flower stem grows in an almost...
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Allium cyaneum
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Intro: 1875. Encountered for the first time by Russian botanist Przewalski in the province of Kansu (northwest China) and distributed by Reginald Farrer. In 1914, William Purdom was on an expedition led by Farrer. In the same area, they again...
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Allium cyathophorum var. farreri
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Tufts of narrow 20 cm long leaves cover the triangular flower stems. The nodding umbel is composed of twenty violet red bell-shaped flowers with very narrow petals. This cute allium is an easy reseeder. Clud-forming growth habit. Origin: West...
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Allium ellisii
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A spectacular Allium native to Iran. The large, globular flower head stands just above the ground on a short, 10-15 cm tall flower stalk. The numerous, wide-open, star-shaped flowers, formed by slender, pointed petals, are glossy, reddish violet....
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Allium fistulosum
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This welsh onion, or coarse chives, was already described in 1753. Dozens of flowers form a spherical inflorescence with a white-yellow colour. This colour is caused by the predominance of yellowish anthers. The tubular (fistulosus) leaves are...
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Allium flavum
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Intro: 1753. A species that is found from Southern Europe to the South of Russia, except for the Iberian peninsula. It grows on dry, stony sites, up to 2500 metres above sea level. Cylindrical, blue-green leaves surround the approximately 30-40 cm...
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Allium flavum subsp. tauricum
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Also called Allium tauricum Rchb and is native to Crimea. The most enchanting colours appear in this lot, beautiful pastel shades, bronze, orange lime yellow, stained or not, it is truly sublime. The colours show differently at every time of day...
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Allium giganteum
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One of the biggest and most striking Alliums with very strong, up to 175 cm tall flower stems. The blue-green, shiny strap-shaped leaves are about eight cm wide and up to thirty cm long. The smooth flower stem bears a rare, perfectly spherical...
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Allium hollandicum 'Album'
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A. hollandicum is a Dutch hybrid. The compact spherical inflorescence consists of tens of star-shaped flowers and is located at the top of a 80 cm long and powerful stem. The flowers are white with prominently protruding lilac-pink stamens....
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Allium incensidorum
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A clump-forming ornamental onion found in Istria, northern Croatia, where it grows together with Cyclamen purpurascens, among others, on calcareous rocks. Similar to A. senescens, but much richer and later flowering. The slender leaves remain...
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Allium insubricum
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This small, elegant ornamental onion, native to the Italian Alps, is considered one of the most desirable Allium species. The nodding flower cluster comprises three to five bell-shaped, pink to purplish-pink flowers. After flowering, when the seed...
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Allium jesdianum 'Shing'
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A type collected by Janis Ruksans on what he called a dung field, found on his journey through Central Asia. Of the types of A. jesdianum collected at the time, this is the earliest flowering. Dense, violet-purple inflorescences on 70 cm tall...
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Allium karataviense
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The ‘rubble leek’ was first described in 1875. The plant was originally found in the Pamir-Alai Mountains and Turkestan (the Kara-Tau Mountains) among limestone rubble in sunny places. Its shiny, elliptical blue-gray leaves, usually two per bulb,...
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Allium karataviense 'Ivory Queen'
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A stunning, pure white Dutch selection from A. karataviense. The light green seed pods are just as decorative as the flowers themselves. Beautiful in combination with grey-leaved plants such as Salvia argentea and Stachys byzantina.
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Allium karataviense 'Red Giant Star'
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Allium karataviense is a variable species. At the time, a spectacular form was found by Dr A. Seisums and V. Voronin in Uzbekistan in the valley where the Angren River flows, with flowers up to 30 cm in diameter. The offering is a seed propagated...
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Allium litvinovii
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Arnis Seisums collected these in Sari-Chilek, in the southeast of the Chatkal Mountains in Uzbekistan. The unusually blue flowers have violet-blue stripes and form a compact umbel on a 40 cm stem. Propagates each year by division into twos and...
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Allium lusitanicum
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Syn. Allium senescens var. montanum. Now considered a separate species, the European form of A. senescens. Occurs from the Ukraine to northern Portugal. The fast-growing plant is full of soft lilac-pink hemispherical inflorescences in the summer....
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Allium macranthum
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Its first description dates back to 1874. (Macro means big and anthos means flower). They were collected in Sikkim in 1872 by Henry John Elwes (1846-1922). Their native range stretches from the Himalayas to the southwest of China. The 25 to 40 cm...
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Allium moly 'Jeannine'
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A sizable form with beautiful leaves and perfectly straight stems. One bulb will almost always grow two stems. The umbels consists of golden-yellow flowers and appear at least two weeks earlier than those of A. moly. This selection, collected and...
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Allium moschatum
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A musk-scented Eurasian species, occurring on dry grasslands from Spain to Iran. The soft pink or white bell-shaped flowers have purple veins on the outside of the petals. The dark violet, comma-shaped stames are somewhat hidden. The narrow leaves...
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Allium myrianthum
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A Turkish species introduced as early as 1844. Janis Ruksans found the allium near the city of Göreme at the time of his first trip to Turkey. Remarkably, the flowers, which grow in a compact, dense spherical shape on 60-70 cm high flower stems,...
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Allium nevskianum
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Named after the Russian botanist Sergei Arsenjevic Nevsky (1908-1938). A rightly popular species with many pinkish red flowers forming a spherical inflorescence. The stem is located between two wide blue-green leaves, resembling A. karataviense,...
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Allium nigrum
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Intro: 1762. The wild flower that can be found in the Mediterranean has numerous black (= niger) bulbils. The 80 cm tall stem bears a hemispherical umbel with a 10 cm diameter. Dozens of white flowers with a very faint gray glow sit on 6-8 cm...
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Allium nigrum 'Pink Jewel'
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A real asset. A pink, high allium. The hemispherical umbel, 15cm in diameter, rests on sturdy 80 cm high dark stems. Slightly variable in height, but not in a distractive way. Beautiful in combination with the wine-red A. atropurpureum and the...
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Allium obliquum
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Intro: 1753. Origin: on offer are descendants of the original specimens found in the Sayan Mountains in Siberia. Other sites: Central Asia and the southeast of the former Russia. The long white stamens with yellow anthers 'splash' from the soft...
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Allium oreophilum 'Samur'
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Allium oreophilum was discovered as early as 1831. A valuable species, suitable for the rock garden but also for naturalising. Oreophilus means: loving mountains. It is widely distributed in the Caucasus, Iran, Pakistan, parts of Turkey and...
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Allium paradoxum var. normale
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Few-flowered leek. This batch was originally collected in May 1987 by Janis Ruksans in the Talish mountains of Azerbaijan, growing under a thick layer of moss in the shade of a rocky gorge near a waterfall, at an altitude of 1700 meters. From the...
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Allium plummerae
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Native to Arizona and Mexico, locally called 'Tanners Canyon Onion'. Named after Charles Plumier (1646-1704), priest, Franciscan, good botanist and excellent draftsman. A high-quality, long-flowering species with white to pale pink, waxy,...
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Allium pskemense
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First described in 1905 by B. Fedtsch. In the Pskem Valley, this onion is used extensively for food. If you like spicy, you can shred the leaves to use in salads. In spring, the large cylinder-shaped leaves sprout from the ground like large...
€3.50

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Allium ramosum
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Origin: Central Asia to Siberia. Has a delicious, lilac-like fragrance and prolonged flowering throughout the summer. The stem is 40-50 cm in length and is surrounded by narrow linear leaves. The umbel is composed of 2 cm wide, star-shaped, white...
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Allium roseum
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Intro: 1753. There is evidence indicating that this bulbous plant was already mentioned in 1697. Native to the countries around the Mediterranean, but they also occur in large numbers in North Africa and parts of Turkey. The hemispherical...
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Allium sativum v. ophioscorodon
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Garlic (Allium sativum) was already described in 1601 in Clusius’ ''Rariorum Plantarum Historia". The ornamental value lies in the helical shape of the stem. The unique shape disappears only then when the curiously curved, heron’s beak resembling...
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Allium schoenoprasum subsp. orosiae
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Chives for the ornamental garden. An onion you can enjoy on a regular basis. Obviously by using the ever-recovering aromatic leaves, but of course also by its ornamental value. The approximately three cm in diameter spherical inflorescence...
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Allium schoenoprasum 'Black Isle Blush'
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A beautiful selection from Allium schoenoprasum. Chives for the ornamental garden with light mauve-pink flowers turning white over time. A special aspect is the darker pink blush in the centre. An onion you can enjoy regularly. Of course by using...
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Allium schoenoprasum 'Colesbourne Giant'
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Chives with white-grey coloured flowers for the ornamental garden. An onion you can enjoy on a regular basis. Of course by using the ever-recovering aromatic leaves, but also by its ornamental value. The approximately three cm in diameter...
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Where does the Allium come from?

The genus Allium probably includes more than 1,000 species and cultivars. This plant is naturally spread across the Northern Hemisphere and is common in Central Asia, the countries around the Mediterranean and western North America. Allium grows mainly in these areas because of the favourable climate and soil conditions. However, we also find some wild Allium species in the Netherlands, such as the sage garlic (Allium sativum).

From small bulbs to large ornamental onions

The diversity in the Allium genus is truly astonishing. Many original and cultivated species have a bulbous base that varies from small (about 3 cm) to large sizes of up to 40 cm. These bulbs store nutrients and ensure a long flowering period, which makes the Allium ideal for use in the garden. In addition, there are species with a thickened root base, also called a 'shaft', which are also suitable for naturalisation and long-lasting flowering.

Small and large bulbous Allium

Alliums can be roughly divided into two main groups: small bulbous and large bulbous Alliums. Smaller Alliums and varieties with thickened roots are very suitable for naturalisation and grow well in a natural environment. Larger species, such as the giant onion (Allium giganteum), can remain in the ground for several years, although the flowering quality may decrease over time. These larger bulbs will last the longest in permeable sandy soil.

Care and maintenance of Allium bulbs

Caring for Allium bulbs is relatively simple, but there are a few important points to consider. If you notice that the flowers are getting smaller over the years, you may want to consider removing the bulbs from the ground after flowering. To preserve them, it is important to store them at a temperature of around 23-25 degrees Celsius. This prevents them from drying out and ensures that the bulbs retain their vitality. Replant the bulbs in November, preferably in a different location, to prevent diseases.

Tips for planting Allium

Alliums like a sunny location and well-drained soil. It is advisable to plant the bulbs in the autumn, so that they can flower in the spring or early summer. For long-lasting flowering and a stronger plant, it is advisable to plant the bulbs a few centimetres deep. For large-bulb Alliums such as ornamental onions, a planting depth of around 10-15 cm is ideal.

Frequently asked questions about Allium

Can Alliums survive in the Netherlands?

Yes, many Allium species do very well in the Dutch climate. Wild varieties such as sage garlic can adapt well to local conditions.

How often should I move my Alliums?

Most large-bulb-shaped Alliums can remain standing for several years. However, if flowering decreases, it is advisable to plant the bulbs in a different location.

Buy Alliums online at Nijssenbulbs

Allium is a versatile plant that is incredibly popular, which, thanks to its various colours, shapes and sizes, is an enrichment for any garden. With the right care, these plants can flower for years and provide a beautiful spectacle of colours.

Would you like to order Alliums online at Nijssenbulbs? Take a look at our extensive range. If you would like help or advice with this, please contact us without obligation by calling or emailing.