Plants / Spring-flowering bulbs / 'Star of Persia' ornamental onion
'Star of Persia' ornamental onion
Scientific name :
Allium cristophii
Light Requirements :
Sun
Height :
60cm
Width :
25cm
Color :
Purple
Watering :
Light watering, prefers well-drained soil.
Maintenance :
Easy: cut the wilted flowers, let the foliage turn yellow before cutting it so that the bulb stores reserves for the following year's flowering. Propagation by sowing and division.
Usage :
Massif, Plate-bande, Fleur coupée, Fleur séchée
Bloom Time :
Late spring, Early summer
Hardiness :
4
Description :
Beautiful spherical mauve inflorescences 10 to 20cm in diameter. A hundred small star-shaped flowers make up the inflorescence. Blooming late spring/early summer (June, sometimes early July). Plant bulbs in autumn for flowering the following spring. Deer and squirrels do not touch them.
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