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 schoenoprasum 'Forescate'
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Schoenus betekent bies en prasum staat voor look. Als we de naam verder ontleden: Forescate is Latijns voor Voorschoten. Een selectie van de bieslook vernoemd naar de plaats Voorschoten. Forser groeiend dan de species met lichtend helder rozerode...
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Allium schubertii
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Intro: 1896. Origin: the eastern part of the Mediterranean to Central Asia. A real beauty. The powerful 40 cm high stems bear an impressive spherical umbel with a diameter of up to 30 cm consisting of 200 light pink flowers. The hermaphroditic...
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Allium schubertii 'Arctic Snow'
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In 2017, this beauty was already flaunting itself at the K.A.V.B.'s trial garden and received a Certificate there. The pure white flowers are on light green flower stalks and form a flower umbel up to 50 cm in diameter. The flowers are strong and...
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Allium scorodoprasum 'Art'
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A selection of the native Allium scorodoprasum, sand leek. Curiously shaped "flowers", consisting of a jumble of bulbils and overgrown stalks. The stems have a healthy length, 100-120 cm, making the flowers well-suited for in a vase. The leaf is...
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Allium senescens subsp. senescens
First described in 1753. A variety selected from seed with a vigorous growth habit. Firm cluds of narrow and linear, glossy green leaves that remain attractive throughout spring and summer. The semi-spherical inflorescence consists of dozens of...
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Allium senescens 'Glaucum'
European A. lusitanicum and Asian A. senescens comprise many species and subspecies, by no means all determined. The name under which we offer this clud-forming allium is no longer valid. According to a publication by Mr Piet de Jong, the offer...
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Allium sibthorpianum
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A miniature, native to Turkey, among other places. The allium forms small clumps of slender, grassy foliage between which flower umbels appear in early summer on stalks up to 15 cm high. Each flower head consists of silvery-pink, bell-shaped...
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Allium sikkimense
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A tender gem with a unique blue color, growing on the open plains of Nepal and West China. A loose, nodding umbel composed of five to twenty bell-shaped flowers. An important, distinct detail of this species is that the blue stamens are shorter...
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Allium sivasicum
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First published in 1983. A species from Turkey with a nodding inflorescence consisting of many silvery-pink bell-shaped flowers. Somewhat similar to A. flavum, the flower stalks have different lengths, creating a playful effect. Prefers a sunny...
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Allium sphaerocephalon
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Intro: 1753. Dutch name means ball or lime garlic, also called drumsticks because of the shape of the plant. The concave leaves envelop approximately one third of the stem. The compact, approximately 5 cm wide spherical inflorescence consists of...
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Allium spirale
Corkscrew-look, spiral-look, first described in 1812. An Asian species, China, Korea, Mongolia in which the leaves are twisted in the shape of a corkscrew. Also characteristic are the square flower stalks that carry the spherical lilac-pink...
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Allium tolmiei var. tolmiei
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An American species, occurring in the mountains among the scrub in the west, including Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Found and named after Dr William Fraser Tolmie. A compact-growing species with greenish soft pink flowers with a darker central...
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Allium trifoliatum
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Intro 1792, Cyrillo. A species similar to A. subhirsutum that is native around the Mediterranean from Crete to the Riviera. The white star-shaped flowers show a pinkish-red vein on the outside of the petals and together form a semi-spherical...
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Allium triquetrum
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Intro: 1789. Three-cornered leek. Curly, grooved leaves envelop a distinctive triangular (triqueter) stem that depending on the location will reach a hight of 25-40 cm. The slightly nodding and remarkably bright white umbel consists of dozens of...
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Allium tuberosum
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Intro: 1825. Known as Chinese chives and garlic chives. In China, Japan and from Southeast Asia to India, the leaves of this onion have been used through the centuries as an ingredient in salads. The leaves are narrow and flat on one side. The...
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Allium tuncelianum
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(Synonym: A. macrochaetum tuncelianum subsp.) A wild garlic, native to the Munzur Valley in Tunceli in eastern Turkey. The typical garlic flavour is recognisable and it is also used as such, even though the underground parts are more like those...
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Allium unifolium
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This in 1863 recorded allium is often confused with A. murrayanum. Narrow leaves, of which the largest look somewhat sickle-shaped, enclose the 30 cm high flower stalk. The umbel is composed of rather large bell-shaped satin pink flowers. The new...
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Allium unifolium 'Eros'
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Intro: 2006. A selection from A. unifolium, named after the God of Love, previously known as: A. unifolium 'Chris Dwarf' (Wayne Roderick). The 10 cm large umbels consist of well over fifty blue pink star-shaped flowers on sturdy 35 cm high stems....
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Allium ursinum subsp. ursinum
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Intro: 1753. Also known as wild garlic. This rampant allium occurs on large parts of the Northern Hemisphere. In the Netherlands it grows wild in some places, but it is a protected species (‘Stinzen plant’). The oval leaves are reminiscent of...
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Allium victorialis
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Intro: 1753. Victorialis means to overcome, to prevail. The botanical name of this species is based on European mythology at the time of the Middle Ages. Occurs across southern Europe and northern Asia. The round white inflorescence has a three to...
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Allium zebdanense
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This elegant allium was first described in 1859 and shows some similarities to the previously metioned A. cowanii, albeit as an early flowering and more sophisticated version. The leaves are very narrow and curled at the tip. The umbel is composed...
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