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Allium Bulbs 'Sphaerocephalon' (20 Pack)

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Allium Bulbs - Description

  • Drumstick Allium Bulbs
  • Variety: Sphaerocephalon
  • Quantity: 20 Bulbs Per Pack
  • Flower Head Size: Approx. 5cm in Diameter
  • Fully Grown Height: 60-90cm
  • Flower Colour: Deep Purple / Blackcurrant Colour
  • Stem: Wiry & Contorted Stems
  • Sow: September - December
  • In Bloom: July - August
  • Variety: Drumstick
  • Requires Full Sun
  • Bulb Size: 5+
  • Spacing: 10 - 15cm

Allium Bulbs - Uses

  • Small & delicate Alliums flowers look great dotted throughout borders
  • Ideal for raised beds
  • Position amongst medium & low growing plants
  • Under-plant roses & other flowering plants
  • Some good companion plants for Allium Drumstick include
    • Box balls, Ferns, Cornflowers & Fatsia
  • Suited to containers & cut flower gardens

Allium Bulbs - How to Sow

  • Alliums are Summer flowering bulbs
  • They require a sunny location
  • Sowing time: Autumn
  • Sowing Depth: Approx. 2 - 4 inches deep
  • Sow with pointed end pointing upwards
  • Prepare planting hole using a bulb planter
  • Space allium bulbs 10cm to 15cm apart
  • If soil is not well draining then add a small amount of sand to base of hole
  • Fill in hole with soil
  • Water well & feed once foliage appears
  • Cut back foliage once flowering has passed and leaves have wilted
  • Lift & divide bulbs every 4 or 5 years
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