Flower. Photo from R.V. Roger. |
Foliage. See photo of foliage from Nature Hills |
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Flower. Allium roseum - Fotografía digital realizada por Pablo Alberto Salguero Quiles. |
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Flowers. Allium roseum L. (1753) English: Rosy Garlic near Es Llombards, Mallorca, Spain. |
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Form. Allium roseum - Fotografía digital realizada por Pablo Alberto Salguero Quiles. |
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Plant Name |
Allium roseum Allium is the Latin name for 'garlic'. |
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Common Name |
Rosy Garlic |
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Soil |
Sand, Chalk (Prefers well-drained fertile soil, so mulch with 2 inches of garden compost or grass mowings after planting, followed by mown leaves with grass from lawns each autumn.) Natural habitat of Grassland and gravelly places near the sea. |
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Sun Aspect |
Full Sun |
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Soil Moisture |
Moist. Avoid excessive moisture from late summer when they become dormant. |
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Plant Type |
Herbaceous Bulb |
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Height x Spread in inches (cms) |
6-22 x 20 (15-55 x 50) |
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Foliage |
Strap-shaped Green leaves |
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Flower Colour in Month(s). Fruit |
Bright Pink flowers in April-July with a bloom period of 3 weeks. |
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Comment |
Edible native to European Mediterranean region and UK. See photos from Malta Wild Plants.
"Another easy variety for the rockery, growing some 25cm (10") tall, it increases well providing a splash of pink flowers throughout June and July." from R.V. Roger.
"The smell and flavor of the bulb is powerful enough to drive squirrels and browsing deer away from gardens, where they are planted as ornamental flowers. For this reason, they are suitable as companion plants to tulips and the like." from Wikipedia.
"Habitat is grassland and gravelly places near the sea.
Ideal for containers, mass plantings, borders and cut flowers. Divide mature upright clumps in August if areas become overcrowded. Alliums prefer to be dry during their dormancy after July. Propagation is by means of seed in a frame in gentle heat in March, or by offsets in October. Use resulting plant in the Rock Garden.
A good species for a warm position in the large rock garden, spreading freely. See photos from Plant & Animal Identification.
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Alliums For best effect plant Medium Allium species with smaller heads en masse and use the larger headed species as accents (speciman plants). "Alliums last well and are decorative for flower arrangements as they make a very distinctive shape in a mixed group" from A Dictionary of Cut Flowers (Flower arrangements and sketches by the author. Photography by Kenneth Welfare) by Mary Bailey. Published by Arthur Barker Limited in 1969. SBN 213 76185 8 |
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Allium aflatunense |
Rosy-Purple |
May, June Clump |
36 x 18 Chalk, Sand Full Sun |
Grey-Green 4 inch wide leaves. |
It is deer resistant, attracts butterflies, bee friendly, squirrel resistant, fragrant, use for cut flowers and dried flowers |
Probably one of the best known of the drumstick alliums. |
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Allium altissimum |
Lilac-Purple |
June |
72 x 36 Chalk, Sand |
Fragrant sword-like leaves |
It is an excellent cutflower and thrives in inner city environments. Attracts butterflies. |
It will live for about 5 years. Interplant with late-season bloomers to hide dying foliage. |
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Allium ampelo-prasum (Elephant Garlic) |
Purple to Whitish |
May, June |
36-72 x 6 (90-180 x 15) Chalk, Sand |
Dark Green leaves emerge first and then die down as the flower stems emerge. |
The juice of the plant is used as a moth repellant. |
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Rose-Lilac |
June, July |
12-16 x 4 (30-40 x 10) |
Narrow 8 inch long Dark Green |
Fragrant Flowers. Attracts bees. |
It is a good idea to disguise the dying allium foliage in between with herbaceous perennials. |
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Allium amplectens (Narrowleaf Onion, Paper Onion) |
White to Pinkish |
March, April, May, June |
8-20 x 2 Clay |
2-4 narrow dark green leaves |
An unusual variety for the rock garden. |
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Allium angulosum (Mouse Garlic) |
Lilac-Purple or White |
June, July, August |
8-18 x 12 (20-45 x 30) |
12 inch long narrow deeply keeled dark green leaves |
Plant with Echinops ritro, Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead', Myrtus communis and Allium tuberosum. |
Native from Europe to Siberia and whole plant is edible. Pollinated by bees. Not affected by deer. Haven for butterflies. Cut flower. Suitable for container and edging |
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Allium azureum (Blue of the Heavens) |
Deep Blue |
May, June, July Clump |
24 x 8 Chalk, Sand |
Very narrow dark green leaves 10-18 inches long, which die back before flowering commences |
Site near front of borders and in containers with silver foliage plants to show off the blue flowers. Attracts butterflies. |
Suitable for a slope, is hot dry site tolerant, good for cut flowers and ok for containers. Rodent and deer resistant. Adored by bees. |
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Allium 'Beau Regard' |
Silver-Mauve |
June, July, August Upright Form |
36 x 9-12 Well-drained Sand |
12 inch long strappy dark green leaves |
Flowers last for 3 weeks. Cutflower. Use in rock garden Plant among roses to deter aphids |
Flowers in 8 inch diameter umbel in June-August. Mix with Siberian Iris, roses and meadow sage. |
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Allium caesium (Light Blue Garlic) |
Sky-Blue |
June, July, August |
Chalk, Sand |
Very narrow cylindrical dark green leaves |
Good for group planting and as a cut flower. |
Native plants on saline soil in semi-desert. Tolerant of poor soil. |
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Allium carinatum (White-flowered keeled garlic) |
White |
July, August, Clump Bell-shaped flowers |
14 x 12 Any well-drained soil |
Very narrow medium green leaves |
It is an excellent cut flower. Mass plant. |
Looks good growing through Artemesia schmidtiana 'Nana'. Plant in containers or in drifts in the rock garden or border with Heuchera 'Dale's Strain', Sedum 'Oktoberfest' and Talinum calycinum. |
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White with Red stripes |
September, October, Umbel |
6-12 x 12 (15-30 x 30) Sand, Chalk |
Green cylindrical and hollow leaves |
These unusual autumn flowering species are ideal on a scree or rockery in full sun. They are hardy and also make nice pot specimens in a cold greenhouse. |
Native of the Pelo-ponnese. Plant at soil level and 4 inches (10 cms) apart. All Alliums have the distinctive onion smell, both in the foliage and bulb. This smell can be used to reduce aphid infestations on flowers by planting 1 each side of the infected plant. |
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Allium cepa var viviparum (Egyptian Tree Onion) |
Purple |
June Drumstick |
18-24 x 6-9 (45-60 x 15-23) Acidic Sand |
Very narrow medium green leaves |
Suits the border, a herb garden or in vegetable garden. |
Egyptian Tree Onion. Drumstick flowers are produced in June, and these are replaced by small bulbils that can be used as a mild salad onion. |
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Allium cernuum (Nodding Onion, Lady's Leek) |
Light Pink |
June, July, August Clump Bell-shaped flower in cluster of Umbels |
8-18 x 2 Chalk, Sand |
Several linear and flat; 6-10 inches long; Dark Green leaves |
Grows in dry lightly shaded woods, rock outcroppings and prairies. |
It naturalises easily making attractive drifts without becoming a nuisance. Attracts butterflies. |
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Allium christophii |
Purple-Metallic Blue |
June, July Erect Star-shaped flower in umbels |
24 x 8 Chalk, Sand. |
3-7, strap-shaped, 1 inch wide, Grey-Green leaves 20 inches long |
The faded flowerheads hold up well in the border and are useful for dried flower arrangements. |
Dot amongst ornamental grasses. Use on bank, in containers. It attracts butterflies. It is Deer and Rabbit resistant. |
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White |
April, May, June Clump. |
24 x 4 Chalk, Sand. |
1 inch wide, pale green |
It lasts for 3 weeks as a cut-flower. Grow in densely planted borders and rock gardens, forced pots and as edging. |
Rabbit, rodent and deer resistant. |
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Allium crenulatum |
Rose-Purple |
May, June, July Umbel of star-shaped flowers |
3 x 4 |
2 Grey-Green sickle shaped leaves |
Grow in scree garden, rock garden, alpine trough |
Plant at 2 inch (5 cms) depth with an inch (2.5cms) of fine grit under them for drainage and 4 inches (10 cms) apart. |
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Allium cupanii Grows well with most plants, especially roses, carrots, beet and chamomile, but it inhibits the growth of legumes. |
Pink or nearly White |
May, June, July, August, September, October Spheres |
5-10 x 4 Sand, Chalk, Scree which is well-drained. |
Thread-like mid green 4 inch long leaves |
Its habitat is Pinus nigra forest, amongst Quercus pargana, alpine and grey steppe rocky places on limestone, serpentine and schist, to 2200 metres in Turkey. |
Edible plant with medicinal use to reduce cholerestol levels. Pollinated by bees. Repels moles. Use in pots, alpine house or greenhouse. This plant is a bad companion for alfalfa, each species negatively affecting the other. |
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(Dark Blue Garlic) |
Violet-Blue |
August, September, Clump. |
6-12 x 4 Sand, Chalk which is well-drained and humus-rich or woodland type. Peat. |
Sparse grass-like mid-Green leaves appear before and during the flowers. |
Attracts bees, butterflies and birds. |
Plant at 4 inches (10 cms) depth with an inch (2.5cms) of fine grit under them for drainage and 4 inches (10 cms) apart. Never plant at perfectly measured distances apart as this looks artificial - plant in clumps of 5, 7 or 9 in a staggered group so that they look more natural when they flower. |
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Allium cyatho-phorum |
Red-Purple |
May, June, July Clump. |
12-15 x 9-12 (30-43 x 23-30) Acidic Sand, Chalk, which is well-drained. |
Grassy dark green 8 inch long leaves |
Use on a scree, rock garden, containers, alpine trough or edging. |
Grows on grassy slopes at high elevations in China. Toxic to cats and dogs. |
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(Scytheleaf Onion, |
Pinkish, Red-Purple, or White-streaked Purple |
May, June Clump. |
2-3 x 6 Sand, Chalk, Scree. |
2 grey-green scythe-shaped leaves |
It is often found on slopes with excellent drainage. |
It is also never found too far away from oak trees, relying on the organic matter from decaying oak leaves. Use in cottage gardens, in coastal conditions, cut flower or rock garden |
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Allium flavum |
Yellow |
June, July, August Clump. Umbels of fragrant Bell-shaped flowers in Plumes |
14 x 2 |
Narrow blue-green |
Pollinated by Bees. Rock Garden. Use flower-heads for drying. Rodent and deer proof. Naturalizes easily. Grow as edging, in scree gardens, in cottage gardens. |
Best planted in clusters or allowed to self-seed, it does of its best in an open, sunny position in well-drained soil. Attracts butterflies. |
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Allium flavum nanum |
Lemon-peel Yellow |
June, July, August Clump. Fragrant Umbels of Bell-shaped flowers |
4-6 x 2 Chalk, Sand |
Mid green cylindrical leaves |
It is a good rock garden plant. Pollinated by bees. Dry flower-heads for flower arranging. Pot plant or in trough. Use as edging in Scree and Cottage Gardens |
The 40 flowers on the densely clustered flower head open in succession to give a long-lasting display. Thrives in dry soil. Naturalizes. Attracts butterflies. |
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Allium geyeri |
Pink |
April, May Bell to Urn shaped flowers. |
3-12 x 2 Chalk or Sand |
Narrow dark green cylindrical leaves |
Pollinated by bees. Grows by streams. Repels moles and deer. Grows well with Roses, beet and chaomile, but it inhibits the growth of legumes. |
Easy to grow species from the meadows of the western USA, producing small bright pink flowers. |
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Allium giganteum |
Violet-Mauve |
June, July Clump. Fragrant Spike of an Umbel |
60 x 6 Chalk or Sand |
Pale Green 2 inch wide and 30 inches long leaves. |
Try it dotted in small groups among ornamental grasses. Pollinated by bees. Attracts butterflies. Squirrel resistant. |
A huge tall spike some 1.5m (5ft) tall bearing a very dense umbel of bright purple flower to be dried and used in dry arrangements. Border background plant. |
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Allium 'Gladiator' |
Rose-Purple |
May, June
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68 x 12 Chalk or Sand (prefers acidic sand or sandy clay) |
2 inch wide, Dark Green. |
Use on a slope or bank. |
Great with Bearded or Siberian Iris. |
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Metallic-Violet |
May, June, July Clump. Globular Umbel of star-shaped florets |
28-36 x 8 (70-90 x 20) Chalk or prefers neutral pH Sand |
2 inch wide, strap-shaped gray-green |
It is deer and rodent resistant. Excellent cut flower - fresh or dried. Speciman plant. Attracts bees. |
Well-matched with Camassia, Dutch Iris, Eremurus, Peonies (Festiva maxima, Eden's Perfume or Riches and Fame) and Ornithogalum magnum. |
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Allium 'Globus' |
Pale Mauve |
June Star-shaped flowers in pompom on a Drumstick |
24 x 9-12 Chalk or Sand |
Large 2-inch wide, dark green |
A good cut flower. |
Pale mauve spheres on 20 inch stems in June. |
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White |
May, June Star-shaped flowers in Pompom on a Drumstick |
48 x 12 Chalk or Sand |
Large 2-inch wide, dark green |
Speciman plant. |
One of the taller species, so great for adding height to the border. |
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Bluish-Purple |
May, June Star-shaped flowers in Umbel on a Drumstick |
Chalk or Sand |
Large 2-inch wide, dark green |
Long-lasting cut flower. Mass plant in drifts with ornamental grasses and other alliums |
Foliage is glossy and persists until well after flowering. Attracts bees and Butterflies. Edging for beds |
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Allium x hollandicum (Allium aflatunense, Persian Onion) |
Purple-Lilac |
May, June, July Star-shaped flowers in Umbel on a Drumstick |
30-36 x 12 (75-90 x 30) Prefers alkaline Sand or Chalk |
Light Green 4 inch wide, strap-like leaves, 20-24 inches in length. |
Excellent cut flower - dried and fresh. Mass plant. Repels moles. Mix with Chaerophyllum hirsutum 'Roseum'. |
Pale greens of Alchemilla, purples of hardy geraniums or blues in the late Camassia compliment their purple colours very well. |
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Reddish-Purple |
June, July Star-shaped flowers in loose Umbel on a Drumstick |
31 x 12 |
Green |
An excellent cut flower. Bee friendly. Grow it between a group of the deciduous Ceratostigma willmottiana. |
Grows in the dry mountainous meadows of Central Asia. |
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Allium jesdianum ssp |
Dark Purple |
May, June, July Umbel on Drumstick |
24 x 6-9 Chalk or Sand |
Linear, lanceolate, up to 2 inches wide and 20 inches long Green foliage |
Neither deer nor rabbits eat them. |
It dries up and retreats into dormancy immediately after flowering. |
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Allium jesdianum |
Bright Violet |
May, June Star-shaped flowers in a loose Umbel on a Drumstick |
48 x 12 Any well drained Soil |
Linear, lanceolate, up to 2 inches wide and 20 inches long Green foliage |
Good cut flower and ideal for mass planting. |
The new foliage is attractive in that the leaves all have red tips when they first emerge. |
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Allium jesdianum |
Deep Purple |
May, June, July Umbel on Drumstick |
28 x 12 Well-drained Chalk, Sand |
Mid-Green strap-shaped leaves. Foliage dies off soon after bloom. |
Good cut flower. It will not grow if planted after December. Plant amongst summer flowering perennials and grasses. Will naturalize. |
Requires plenty of moisture when growing; tolerates growing in very wet soil. Grow with roses to repel aphids. |
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Dark Purple |
April, May Clump-forming. Star-shaped flowers in Umbel on Drumstick |
29 x 12 Any well-drained soil |
5-6 Grey-Green strap-like leaves that persist during flowering. |
Edging. |
Flowers on 28 inch stems. Plant bulb at 6 inch depth with an inch (2.5cms) of fine grit under them for drainage and 8 inches (20 cms) apart. |
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Allium karataviense |
White with a |
May, June Clump. |
Any Soil |
Glaucous Blue, 4-6 inch wide leaves. |
A very useful allium, its large glaucous foliage makes for excellent, well behaved groundcover. Cut fresh and dried flowers. Naturalize. |
Silvery-white flower spikes grow up some 20cm. (8"). Deserves to be used more often. Use in window boxes, bedding and patio planters. |
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Allium karataviense |
White |
May, June Clump. |
10 x 8 Any Soil Use as edging |
Blue-Green, 4-6 inch wide leaves. |
Makes ideal ground-cover and looks great in tubs. Looks wonderful in low glazed pots alongside pots of hostas and heucheras. |
Attracts butterflies. Pollinated by Bees. Deer ignore it. Use in beds, gravel and rock gardens or cottage gardens. Mass plant. |
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Allium lenkoranicum |
Buff to Rose |
June, July, August Bell-shaped flowers in Umbel on Drumstick |
14-20 x 2 (35-50 x 5) Any well-drained Soil |
4-5 thread-thin long Green leaves |
The allium lankoranicum is best planted en masse. Cut flowers - fresh or dried |
Plant bulb at 3 inch depth with an inch (2.5cms) of fine grit under them for drainage and 1 inch apart. |
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Allium |
Violet-Purple |
May, June, July Erect. |
40 x 12 Any well-drained Soil |
Strap-shaped Grey-Green leaves |
Great cut flower - either fresh or dried - and ideal for pots. Use in middle of border or rock garden. Deer, rabbit, squirrel resistant. |
Mass plant with 10-15 per group. Plant bulb at 5 inch depth with an inch (2.5cms) of fine grit under them for drainage and 4-5 inch apart in October. |
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Allium macleanii |
Pinkish-Purple |
May, June, July Erect. |
36-40 x 6 (90-100 x 15) Sandy well-drained Soil |
Broad, shiny, deep Green leaves |
Grows well with roses, carrots, beet and chamomile, but inhibits the growth of legumes. |
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Mauve-Purple |
July, August Clump. |
6 x 4 Sandy Soil |
Narrow, flattened, Grayish-Green channeled leaves. Almost evergreen. |
Interplant with ferns both to fill the space when its below ground. Grow in rock garden. Deer resistant. |
Grows in high mountain meadows and stream banks in moist soil. Its root is fleshy and almost rhizomatous. |
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Allium 'Mars' |
Lilac-Purple |
May, June Erect. |
48 x 4 |
Strap-shaped 2 inch wide Grey-Green |
Excellent long-lasting cut-flower. Plant in Pots or drifts with ornamental grasses, as edging or in middle of bed. |
Flower umbel on 36 inch stem in May-June. Seedheads look great covered in frost during the winter. Attracts bees and Butterflies |
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Allium maximowiczii |
Rose-Pink and |
May, June, July Umbel on Drumstick. |
6 x 4 Sand or Chalk |
1 or 2 narrow green leaves |
Grows in damp meadows, along riversides, forest margins, and wetlands. |
The 10.3Mb PDF of the Phanerogram Flora of Mt. Yupari, Prov. Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan provides further details of its native habitat. |
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Allium moly |
Bright Yellow |
June, July Erect. |
8 x 4 |
Strap-shaped 2 inch wide metallic Blue-Green |
Excellent long-lasting cut-flower. Excellent for under planting roses. Rock garden, edging, cottage garden. Attracts butterflies |
Increasing very rapidly and suitable for naturalising in open sunny places or light woodland. |
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Allium moly 'Jeannine' |
Golden-Yellow |
May, June Erect and Clump-forming. |
12 x 12 |
Strap-shaped 2 inch wide metallic Blue-Green |
Rock garden or middle of bed and suitable for naturalising in rough ground. Attracts bees and butterflies. |
Easy to establish in grass or under deciduous shrubs. Use as edging or in pot and as a groundcover. |
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Creamy-White |
May, June, July Fragrant Star-shaped flowers in Umbel on Dome |
52 x 4 Well-drained Chalk or Sand |
Strap-shaped 2 inch wide metallic Blue-Green |
Excellent cut-flower. Speciman Plant. Houseplant. Deer, rabbit, squirrel resistant. |
Mass plant. Naturalizes in well-drained soil. Rock Garden. Attracts butterflies. Combines well with perennials. |
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Allium multi-bulbosum |
White with |
May, June, July, |
12-24 x 6 (30-60 x 15) Well-drained Chalk but prefers Sand |
Strap-like 2 inch wide Mid-Green leaves emerge in April |
Excellent for naturalising and as cut flower. Deer and Rabbit resistant. Bee friendly. Grow in pots. |
Goes with Allium atropurpureum, Astrantia major, Campanula Prichard's Variety, Peony Sarah Berhardt, Erysimum Bowles Mauve and Hosta El Nino |
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Allium neapolitanum |
White |
March, April, May Erect. |
12 x 4 Any well-drained Soil |
Strap-shaped Grey-Green leaves |
An excellent variety to naturalise on the rock garden. |
This edible, erect-habit, bulb is native to Northern Italy and frequently found growing in grassy areas. |
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Reddish |
May, June Star-shaped flowers in globe |
Any well-drained Soil |
2 attractive blue-grey wide leaves are held at ground level and last through flowering. |
Suitable under glass in an Alpine House in a pot. Bees love it. Rodents and deer resistant. Groundcover. Coastal conditions. |
Partners are Allium Purple Sensation, Allium sphaerocephalon, Allium gladiator, Allium Silver Spring and Allium Mount Everest. |
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Allium nigrum |
White with |
April, May, June |
20-40 x 16 (50-100 x 40) Any well-drained Soil |
Strap-shaped Grey-Green leaves which start to die back when the flowers emerge. |
Allium companions are Allium 'Forelock', Allium ascherso-nianum and Allium aflatunense 'Purple Sensation'. |
Good Cut flower. There is a pink form of Allium nigrum (Syn. Allium auctum). |
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Allium nutans |
Mid-Pink |
June, July Upright Star-shaped flowers in umbel on drumstick |
18-36 x 9-12 (45-90 x 23-30) Any well-drained Soil |
Extra wide flat mid-green |
The whole plant is said to repel insects and moles. Liked by Bees and Butterflies. Grow in Pot. |
Native habitat of stony slopes and meadows on the steppes of central asia. Meadows and damp places in Tibet. |
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Allium obliquum |
Pale Yellowish-Green |
March, April, |
18-36 x 12 (45-90 x 30) |
The flower stem is sheathed with 6-10 long, channelled green leaves |
The whole plant is said to repel insects and moles. Cut flower - dried and fresh. Naturalise. Pair with a dark background. |
All parts are edible - the bulb is used as a garlic substitute in Siberia. Grows in meadows and on wooded slopes. |
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Alium paradoxum |
White |
March, April Bell-shaped flowers in umbel |
14 x 12 |
Shiny wide green foliage |
Plant in pot. Grows in deciduous woodland and can smother native bluebells and snowdrops. |
Self-sows in mild-winter climates and an INVASIVE, species in Europe. Destroy after use and put in rubbish, but not compost bin. |
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Allium plummerae |
Icing Pink or White |
June, July, |
12 x 12 |
Upright tufts of strongly keeled grayish-green 10-20 inch long leaves |
Grows in marshes, alongside streams and rocky slopes. |
Noxious weed in only 46 states of USA; one of the Federal and State Noxious weeds. |
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Allium oreophilum |
Carmine-Pink |
May, June Upright, Clump. Sweetly-scented Star-shaped flowers in umbel on drumstick |
4-6 x 8 Chalk or Sand |
Strap-like 2 inch wide Mid-Green leaves. |
Use in borders, edgings, rock gardens and in ground covers. Use in patio pots. Deer resistant. Cut flower - dried or fresh. |
Aggressive - spreads rapidly to form clumps. |
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Allium pulchellum |
Reddish-Carmine |
July, August Upright, Clump. |
24 x 4 Chalk or Sand |
Very narrow dark green leaves |
It is an excellent cut flower. Attracts bees and butterflies. Suitable for container. Use for edging and middle of border. |
Native to the Mediterranean region. Forms a good clump quickly but is not invasive. Being self-sowing, let it colonise paving cracks and foot of dry walling. |
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Allium ramosum |
White |
June, July Upright, Clump. |
10-20 x 6-12 (25-50 x 15-30) Sand |
3-7 Hot-tasting, hollow dark green leaves grow to 12 inches. They clasp the base of the flowering stem. |
Attracts bees and butterflies. Suitable for containers. Grow in rock garden and edging. |
'Chinese Chives'. The flower petals and foliage can be used as a garnish on salads. |
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Allium rosen-bachianum |
Dark Violet |
May Star-shaped flowers in Umbel on drumstick |
Sand, Chalk |
Linear, lanceolate Blue-Green leaves 2 inches wide and 20 inches long |
Excellent for both cut and dried bouquets. Attracts butterflies. Deer resistant. |
Plant with white Mount Everest Alliums for lovely contrasting blooms. Mix with roses and perennials |
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Allium roseum |
Bright Pink |
April, May, June, July Clump. Star-shaped flowers in cluster on long stem. |
6-22 x 20 (15-55 x 50) Sand, Chalk |
Strap-shaped Green leaves Alliums prefer to be dry during their dormancy after July. |
Squirrel and browsing deer resistant. Pollinated by bees. Use in rock garden, hedgerows, pots, mass plantings, middle of borders and as cut flowers. |
Habitat is grassland and gravelly places near the sea. Cannot grow in shade. Companion plants to tulips. Use in Coastal conditions. |
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Allium 'Round |
Lilac-Mauve |
April, May, June, July Star-shaped flowers in Umbel on drumstick |
Sand, Chalk |
Green Attracts bees and butterflies. |
Good in containers and excellent cut flower. Back of border, cut flower - fresh and dried, edging and middle of border |
Allium 'Giganteum, Allium 'Globemaster' and Eremus (foxtail lilies) together produce a magnificient flower display. |
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Allium saxatile (Stone Leek, Rock Onion) |
Mid-Pink through |
July, August, Clump. |
4-14 x 2 (10-35 x 5) Sand, Chalk, Scree |
Very narrow channeled Green leaves as shown in Specimen from Caucasus. |
Ideal for Alpine Gardens and in a Trough. Use in Rock garden and Scree garden. |
Native habitat is rocks and stony slopes, 225-460 m. |
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Allium schoeno-prasum |
Lilac or Pale Purple |
May, June, July, August Clump. |
4-18 x 12 Prefers acidic well-drained Sand |
Blue-Green, 4-6 inch wide leaves spreading over ground. Foliage smell repels aphids. |
Woodland garden, sunny edgings, hedgerows, rock garden. Pollinated by bees for its high production of nectar. Mass plant. Use in pot and windowbox. |
In cold regions, chives die back to the underground bulbs in winter, with the new edible leaves appearing in early spring in cottage garden. Grows on the rocks (scree). |
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Allium schoeno-prasum |
White |
May, June, July, August Clump. |
10 x 10 |
Hollow and tubular, up to 24 inches long and 0.1 inches in diameter, Dark Green |
Cut Flower, edging, cottage and vegetable gardens and patio pots. Adored by bees and butterflies. |
The best way to harvest and maintain a fresh supply of chive leaves is to cut them to about 1 inch (2.5 cms) above the ground 4 times a year. |
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Purplish-Pink |
May, June, July Clump. |
12 x 4 Any well-drained soil - prefers acidic. |
Hollow and tubular, up to 24 inches long and 0.1 inches in diameter, Dark Green |
Cut flower - fresh or dried. Grow in mixed containers and herb garden. Attreacts butterflies. Mass plant. Use as edging. Deer Resistant. |
Chives are grown for their edible leaves in Woodland garden sunny edges, hedgerows and use these 3 chives mixed in an edging to a bed. |
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Allium schubertii |
Pink and Silver |
April, May, June, July Fragrant Star-shaped flowers in loose Umbel on Drumstick |
12-24 x 8 (30-60 x 20) Chalk or Acidic Sand |
Pale Green 2 inch wide and 30 inches long leaves. |
This is perfect for front of borders or large pots and containers. Pollinated by bees, attracts butterflies. Cut flower - dried and fresh. |
This bears the largest flowers of all of the allium family. Dot between grasses. Deer and squirrel resistant |
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Allium scoro-doprasum |
Lilac to Purplish |
May, June, July, August 6 sepal flowers in a globular cluster on a drumstick with onion-like aroma |
16-36 x 4 Well-drained Chalk or Sand . Native habitat of grassland and scrub on dry soils. |
Mid Green |
Coastal conditions. Sandy river banks and in open damp broad-leaved woodland, forest margin, shores, hillside meadows and hedgerows. |
A bulbous, perennial herb spreading mainly by bulbils in rough grassland and waste ground, on road verges and track sides and by railways. |
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Allium |
Purple-Crimson |
May, June, July, August Clump. Unfragrant, deep green changing to rose purple flowers on 2 inch diameter umbel on 36 inch high stems |
24 x 8 Well-drained Sand, Chalk |
Cyclindrical, hollow, 24 inches long Mid-Green leaves form a foliage clump in spring. |
Very effective when massed in tight clumps in a sunny border. Suitable for a gravel garden and is deerproof. Attracts butterflies. Rock garden, Cottage Garden, open woodland area and meadows. |
Looks superb growing through Artemisia 'Powys Castle' or other silver foliage. Since it self-seeds, it will naturalize an area. Grows in containers including windowboxes. Cut flower - fresh or dried. Grow with yellow daylilies and contrasts well with red penstemons. |
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Allium |
Lilac-Purple |
May, June Star-shape flowers of 6 tepals in an umbel on a drumstick - These flowers can be left on the plant for many months. |
48 x 10 Well-drained Chalk, Sand |
Strap-like 2 inch wide Mid-Green leaves. |
Excellent cut-flower (cut flowers last as long as 3 weeks). Good as a dried flower. Plants grow on rocky slopes and in fields, so grow in gravel garden and pots including Alpine Trough. |
Plant with Anthriscus sylvestris 'Ravenswing', Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Black Barlow', Artemesia ludoviviciana 'Valerie Finnis' and Deschampsia cespitosa. |
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Allium |
White |
May, June Clump. |
36 x 12 Well-drained Sand |
Strap-like 2 inch wide Mid-Green leaves. |
Can be grown in pots. Excellent cut-flower. Grow in gravel garden, pots and Alpine Trough. Use for height in middle of border and as a speciman there. |
Plant with blue-flowering geraniums and Alchemilla mollis. The bulbs are eaten as shallots in Iran. |
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Allium |
White |
June Clump. |
48 x 4 Well-drained soil Chalk, Sand |
Strap-like 2 inch wide Mid-Green leaves. |
Excellent cut-flower (cut flowers last as long as 3 weeks), use fresh or dried. Naturalizes easily. Attracts butterflies. Deer repellant. |
Drought tolerant. Spectacular in large sweeping drifts - plant in groups of at least 10-15 bulbs. Use in gravel garden to bridge the gap between the tulip season and early summer bloom of peonies and poppies. |
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Allium triquetrum |
White with |
April, May, June Drooping one-sided umbel. Never plant this without knowing how invasive it is. |
18 x 8 Well-drained Chalk, Sand |
Basal, linear, 10-15 inches long and 1.5 inches wide Dark Green leaves. |
Excellent as ground cover in poor well-drained soil in sun or shade where it will keep weeds under check, but keep it away from mixed borders. Can be used along the bottom of hedgebanks. |
Do not use in USA Best to use in a pot in the UK because it will invade. |
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Allium unifolium |
Pink |
April, May, June Clump. |
8-24 x 12 (20-60 x 30) Well-drained Chalk, Sand, but prefers Clay |
Grey-Green leaves emerge first and then die down before the flowers open. |
It's the perfect choice for growing in alpine beds or at the front of a sunny border. |
Grows in moist grasslands along forested and chaparral areas along the coastal ranges. |
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Allium ursinum (Wild Garlic, Bear Garlic, ramsons, buckrams, wild garlic, broad-leaved garlic, wood garlic, bear leek, or bear's garlic) |
White |
May, June Strong garlic odour in 6 tepal, star-shaped flowers in umbel on drumstick |
12 x 12 |
Basal, linear, 10-15 inches long and 1.5 inches wide Dark Green leaves emerge in the Spring before the flowers. |
Grows in deciduous woodlands with, in the UK, bluebells. Groundcover only in woodland. Add sand to clay soils as needed to improve drainage. |
Foliage dies down in June. |
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Green hair-like petals |
June, July, August |
30 x 4 |
It produces its slender grass by October, and persists until after the late spring bloom before dying back for a while in summer. |
Use as upper storey in a flower arrangement. It lasts for 2 weeks as a cut-flower. Plant with more sedate alliums, lilies or irises. |
Rabbit, rodent and deer resistant. Naturalizes easily - this one grows hair-like new bulbil plants from the flowerhead (every bulbil that drops will turn into a new plant) |
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Allium wallichii |
Rose-Purple with |
July, August, Clump. |
6-30 x 4 Well-drained Chalk, Sand |
0.25-0.8 inches wide and 8-20 inches long, keeled, dark Green |
Provides a welcome splash of colour in the autumn border and cut flowers. Use for edging and middle of border. |
These plants can be allowed to self-seed to make impressive clumps. Edible flowers and cooked leaves. It's native habitat is forest margins, scrub, moist meadows and stream banks |
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White |
April, May, June Clump. |
8-24 x 12 Well-drained Chalk, Sand |
Grows slowly into dense carex-like dark Green clumps. After flowering foliage becomes dormant. |
Unparalled for the dry shady garden, although it will grow in Sun too. Suitable for Seaside gardens and gravel gardens. |
Thrives in hot dry conditions where not much else will grow. |
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"Anemone coronaria or St Brigid are excellent for flower arrangements as they are colourful, long-lasting and cheap." from A Dictionary of Cut Flowers (Flower arrangements and sketches by the author. Photography by Kenneth Welfare) by Mary Bailey. Published by Arthur Barker Limited in 1969. SBN 213 76185 8. Companion plants :- Suitable Anemones for the Rock garden:-
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Anemone baldensis |
Creamy-White |
May Erect. |
6 x 6 Chalk, Sand |
Deeply divided Light Green |
Sand and peat in part shade in Rock garden. Can be grown with green carpet rupturewort to provide a light green background for the flowers. |
Should be grown in light shade where summers are hot; in full sun in cooler climates. Bold drifts. |
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Anemone |
Deep Blue |
April, May
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6 x 6 |
Dark Green |
Woodlands, Mass plant. Deer, rabbit resistant. Cold greenhouse. Ground cover. Rock garden. Carpet under small deciduous shrubs |
Companion plants from Department of Horticultural Science of NC State University for Anemone blanda and its cultivars |
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Anemone |
Mid to Dark Blue |
April, May |
Well-drained Chalk or Sand |
Mid Green lobed leaves. |
Ground cover. Cut flower. Mass plant. Naturalizes in turf on alkaline sandy soil. Woodland. |
Use to create a blue carpet in your border between your deciduous shrubs and interplant with Narcissus 'Ice King' and Galanthus nivalis. |
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Anemone |
Deep Pink |
April, May Clump. |
Well-drained Chalk, Sand |
Dark Green fern-like leaves |
Grow in pots and are ideal cut flowers. They are deer, rabbit and squirrel resistant. Naturalize in turf |
They are ideal layered under white or soft yellow daffodils or peachy/pink cup of daffodil 'By George'. |
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Anemone |
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March, April |
Well-drained Chalk, Sand |
Dark Green fern-like leaves |
Grow in pots provided they are not given any heat. Use to underplant roses and deciduous shrubs/trees. Excellent cut flower. Naturalize in turf. |
The richer in humus the soil is, the more flowers each corm will produce over a 4- 6 week period. Anemone blanda varieties open their blooms in the morning and shut them at night. |
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Anemone |
Deep Magenta with White centre |
April, May Clump. |
Well drained Chalk, Sand |
Dark Green leaves composed of 3 deeply lobed segments |
Grow in pots, Woodland, Alpine House, Greenhouse, Rock Garden. Naturalize in turf on alkaline sand. |
Plant in bold drifts. Between June and July, lift and divide tubers after foliage has died down. Anemones grow well on the chalk soils of the South coast of England. |
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Anemone |
Light and Mid-Pink |
April, May Mat-Forming. |
Well-drained Chalk, Sand |
Bronze-tinged Dark Green leaves composed of 3 deeply lobed segments |
Alpine House, Greenhouse, rock garden. |
Plant in bold drifts. Grow in pots provided they are not given any heat. Use to underplant roses and deciduous shrubs/trees. |
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Anemone |
Rich Violet with |
March, April, May Cushion or |
Well drained Chalk, Sand |
Dark Green fern-like leaves |
Grow in pots provided they are not given any heat. |
Use to underplant roses and deciduous shrubs/trees. |
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Anemone |
White |
March, April, May Excellent ground cover as large clumps are quickly formed. Many petalled star shape bloom on stem. |
Well-drained Chalk, Sand |
Dark Green palmate basal and stem leaves |
Grow in pots provided they are not given any heat. Lasts well for up to 2 weeks in water as a cut flower. |
Anemone blanda 'Ingramii', 'Radar' or 'White Splendour' will naturalise in turf on light alkaline soil (chalk or alkaline sand). Use to underplant roses and deciduous shrubs/trees. |
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Anemone coronaria |
Red, Blue or White |
March, April, Spreading. |
Well-drained Chalk, Sand |
Dark Green |
Alpine House, Rock Garden. Must be given protection of frames or greenhouses in colder areas. |
Plant tubers 3 inches deep and spaced about 3 inches apart in bold drifts in Sep-Oct for spring-flowering; Mar/Apr for Jun-Jul flowering; May-Jun for Sep flowering. |
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Anemone coronaria |
Red, Blue, |
February, March, |
Well-drained Chalk, Sand |
Rounded to oval bright Green leaves. Does not grow well in gardens in cooler climates, prefers warmth. |
Must be given protection of frames or greenhouses in colder areas. |
Ok to grow outside in South of England and Holland. Mulch with fallen autumn leaves to provide frost protection and moisture retension in the summer. |
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White, Blue, Red |
May, June, July 6 petalled star shape bloom in a plate |
6 x 6 Chalk, Sand |
Dark Green |
Woodland, Streamsides, |
Native to forests, sparse forests, scrub, grassy slopes and streamsides from 3000-5000 metres in North India. |
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Anemone hupehensis |
White, Pink or Purple |
August, September Clump and |
36-48 x 18 (90-120 x 45) Well-drained Acidic Sand is preferred - will tolerate fertile chalky soil. |
2-8 inch long, 2-6 inch wide basal Green leaves with lower surface pale Green |
In China is native and naturalized on scrub, grassy slopes and streamsides in hill regions. |
Good Companions - Japanese anemones mix well with many vibrant autumn flowers, including Aster 'Little Carlow' and Aster laevis 'Calliope'. |
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Anemone x |
Pale Yellow
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March, April, May 5 petalled star shape bloom on stem |
6 x 18 Well-drained Sand or Chalky, humus-rich soil. |
Rounded, 2-3 inches long, three-palmate and have deep lobes, Dark Green leaf in March-June. Plant is dormant in the summer, autumn and early winter. |
These plants are ideal for a woodland or rock garden, where they spread very slowly due to the fine network of roots that they create between the deciduous trees/shrubs. |
Makes a pretty colour combination with red or plumy forms of Helleborus x hybridus. Overall flowering period is around eight weeks long. |
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Anemone narcissiflora |
White and White tinted Blue or Yellow |
May, June, July Clump. |
3-24 x 20 Well-drained Chalk, Sand |
Light Green. |
Maritime gardens. |
Edible leaves and roots. |
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Anemone nemorosa |
White |
April, May Spreading. |
4 x 12 Chalk enriched by leaf mould from established woodlands |
Dark Green feathery foliage |
Found growing as a carpet in woodlands where the wood has been coppiced, thereby admitting extra light. A good bee and bumblebee plant. |
Anemone nemorosa is native to Europe including Britain. Clumps are best transplanted soon after flowering before the foliage has completely died down. |
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Anemone nemorosa |
White |
April, May, June 6 sepals on semi-double stellate of tiny petals on a stem |
6 x 10 |
Dark Green |
Alpine House, Greenhouse, Rock Garden. Naturalize in grass. Wood-land. Ground cover. A good bee and bumblebee plant. |
In the dry oak wood of lower levels, the sub-dominants are holly, anemone and bluebell, with the foxglove well distributed. |
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Anemone nemorosa |
Lavender Blue |
April, May Clump. |
8 x 20 Chalk, Peat Sand enriched by leaf mould from established woodlands |
Deeply cut, Mid Green. |
Alpine House, Greenhouse, Rock Garden. Naturalize in grass. Woodland. |
Combines beautifully with spring-flowering bulbs and wildflowers, particularly yellow narcissus. Divide large clumps in early fall. |
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Anemone nemorosa |
White and Green |
April, May, June 6 tepal star shape bloom on stem |
6 x 6 Chalk, Peat, Acidic Sand enriched by leaf mould from established woodlands |
2 to 5 inch long, 3-palmately compound stem and basal leaves. Dark Green leaflets are narrow, toothed, and divided even further. Foliage dies back shortly after blooming. |
Alpine House, Greenhouse, Rock Garden. Naturalize in grass. Woodland. In the dry oak wood of lower levels, the sub-dominants are holly, anemone and bluebell, with the foxglove well distributed. |
White woodland anemone which is unusual in that it has three different styles of flowers growing on the same plant- some are single, some double, and some double with a green ruffle. A good bee and bumblebee plant. |
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Anemone nemorosa |
White |
April, May, June Clump. |
6 x 6 |
Dark Green |
Alpine House, Greenhouse, rock garden. Naturalize in grass. |
Good partner with rhododendrons. Large open flat white flowers on maroon-tinted stems. |
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Anemone nemorosa |
Wisteria Blue |
April, May Clump.. |
5-6 x 20 |
Deep Green tinged with Purple. The foliage tends to die down in the summer, ready to re-emerge the next spring. |
Alpine House, Greenhouse, Rock Garden. Naturalize in grass. A good bee and bumblebee plant. |
In the dry oak wood of lower levels, the sub-dominants are holly, anemone and bluebell, with the foxglove well distributed. |
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Anemone nemorosa |
White with |
March, April Mat. |
Chalk, Peat Sand enriched by leaf mould from established woodlands |
Deeply divided Green foliage. Overall flowering period is around 8 weeks long. |
Ideal ground cover in shady areas or wood-land gardens. |
White flower with tightly packed button in the middle of the flower, developing from the previously yellow centre. These flowers can last for 2-3 weeks if the weather is cool. |
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Anemone ranunculoides |
Golden-Yellow |
February, March, Spreading. |
12 x 20 |
The green foliage dies back to its rhizomes by July. The rhizomes spread just below the earth surface and multiply quickly, contributing to its rapid spread in woodland conditions. |
Rock Garden, Alpine House, Ground cover, Pine Woodland |
It is good to know that "if planted in optimal conditions, it can flourish for years past its gardener." Caring for an Anemone Ranunculoides article provides the growing instructions to grow a healthy plant. |
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Anemone ranunculoides |
Bright Yellow |
Spreading. |
6 x 18 |
Bronzy-dark-green foliage. The rhizomes spread just below the soil and multiply quickly, thus its rapid spread in woodland conditions. |
Buttercup Anemone grows in forests and in rock and alpine gardens. Grow in woodland or shaded part of border. |
The foliage dies back to its rhizomes by July, so grow under Tricyrtis for example. |
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Anemone rupicola |
White, Yellowish |
June, July, 5 tepal star shape bloom |
4-10 x 6 Sandy loam with leaf soil and grit |
Pale Green much divided 3-lobed leaves |
Suitable in rock garden. |
Its native habitat is woods, streamsides, stone cliffs and gravelly slopes from 2400-4200 metres. |
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Anemone trullifolia |
White fading to Blue. |
April, Clump. |
6 x 12-15 |
Velvet/fuzzy textured Mid Green |
Its native habitat is streamsides in forests and alpine meadows. |
There are also 7 varieties of Anemone trullifolia. St Andrews Botanic Garden May 2011 collaborated with colleagues in China. |
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In The Garden with Bill Cary:-
I guess it never hurts to cover your bulb-heavy beds with chicken wire or some other screening to keep them safe until you begin to see green tips emerging in spring." |
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Functional combinations in the border from the International Flower Bulb Centre in Holland:- "Here is a list of the perennials shown by research to be the best plants to accompany various flower bulbs. The flower bulbs were tested over a period of years in several perennial borders that had been established for at least three years. In combination with hyacinths:
In combination with tulips:
In combination with narcissi:
For narcissi, the choice was difficult to make. The list contains only some of the perennials that are very suitable for combining with narcissi. In other words, narcissi can easily compete with perennials. In combination with specialty bulbs:
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