* Van Zyverden Allium Karataviense Bulbs (Set Of 7)

Alliums Are In The Same Family As Garlic, Onions, Chives, And Shallots. This Makes Gardeners Wonder If They Should Include Them In Their Ornamental Gardening Plans, As It Conjures Up Images Of Supermarket Produce. But Because Good Garden Designs Are Often Made Up Of Different Shapes, Alliums Rounded Blooms Make For High Drama And Interest In The Garden. The Allium Group Gets More Popular Annually, From Over 300 Species To Choose. They Amaze Everyone, And Few Plants Create This Kind Of Wow In The Garden. We Will Be Adding Many New Varieties Shortly. Allium Karataviense Is A Compact, Bulbous Perennial That Is Ornamentally Grown For Both Its Foliage And Its Flowers. It Is Native To The Karatau Mountains (Hence The Specific Epithet) In Kazakhstan. Broad-Elliptic, Spreading, Gray-Green, Basal Leaves Appear In Pairs. Leaves Are Sometimes Mottled With Purple. In Late Spring, A Short But Sturdy Flowering Stem Rises From The Center Of Each Leaf Pair. Each Flowering Stem Is Topped With A Large Spherical Flower Head Containing Tiny, Star-Shaped, Dull Pink Florets. Flowers Bloom In Early Summer. Flowers Have A Mild Fragrance.

• Commonly Called Turkistan Onion
• Deer And Rodent Resistant
• Leaves And Bulbs Have A Mild Onion-Like Aroma When Cut Or Bruised
• Bulb Size 12 Cm/14 Cm
• Alliums Are In The Same Family As Garlic, Onions, Chives And Shallots
• Because Good Garden Designs Are Often Made Up Of Contrasting Shapes, Alliums Rounded Blooms Make For Great Drama And Interest In The Garden
• Alliums Amaze Everyone, And Few Plants Create This Kind Of Wow In The Garden
• As Alliums Do Not Like Wet Feet, Find A Sunny Location Where The Soil Drains Well Or Try To Improve The Drainage, The Bulbs Will Rot In Wet Areas, Aside From That, Almost No Maintenance Is Required
• Dig, Divide, And Replant Bulbs After A Few Years Of Decreasing Flower Production