Drumstick Allium
by Karen Adams
Title
Drumstick Allium
Artist
Karen Adams
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Digital Prints - Photography
Description
When I think of Allium Flowers, I do not think of ONIONS, shallots and garlic! But they are all members of the allium family. There are a great variety of ornamental alliums that deserve a space in any perennial garden.
"Alliums are plants of exquisite beauty in both flower and leaf, with tough constitutions. These easy-to-grow bulbs come in a broad palette of colors, heights, bloom times and flower forms. They make excellent cut flowers for fresh or dried bouquets. Even crowded gardens can accommodate a few alliums because they don't take up much space. What's more, alliums are relatively resistant to deer, voles, chipmunks, and rabbits
There are more than 700 different types of alliums in the world. It wasn't until the late 1800s that this vast group of plants started to intrigue plant lovers. Russian botanists began collecting some of the spectacular alliums from Central Asia and introducing them to avid horticulturists through the Imperial Botanical Garden in St. Petersburg. Of course, it didn't take long for the consummate plant hunters, the British, to get wind of this "new" family of garden-worthy plants. Their expeditions yielded many more interesting alliums varieties." http://www.gardeners.com/how-to/growing-alliums/7371.html
I love the large Globe ones: Purple Sensation, Gladiator and Globemaster. These are called Drumstick Allium (Allium sphaerocephalon) They blooms in early July, a couple weeks after Purple Sensation and are not quite as orderly, but mixed in with my wildflowers and ornamental grasses they work really well!
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July 8th, 2017
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