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Allium insubricum
€11.50
Dutch Tax included
Description
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 is formed, the flower head remains curved unlike A. narcissiflorum, in which the seed pods become erect. The leaves are slender and erect. A plant, occurring on calcareous soil, suitable for the rock garden. Intro: 1856.
Data sheet
- Preferred Placement
- Sun or dappels shade
- Color
- pink, purplisch pink
- Bulb size
- I.
- Bulb Spacing
- 5
- Planting Depth
- 5
- Height in cm.
- 15-20
- Flowering time in the months
- 6-7
. Available to order from July 2025
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 is formed, the flower head remains curved unlike A. narcissiflorum, in which the seed pods become erect. The leaves are slender and erect. A plant, occurring on calcareous soil, suitable for the rock garden. Intro: 1856.