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Allium flowers

by Diane - July 20th, 2012.
Filed under: Suttons Seeds.

Beautiful flowers on what are essentially ornamental onions!
Really stunning flowers to grow!


Allium Collection – Ornamental Onions
 £16.99
These hardy perennial ‘ornamental onions’, which explode into bloom in early summer, are becoming ever more popular for creating dramatic border displays, and for cutting. And even when the initial display is over the dried heads look amazing in the garden or in a vase indoors. SAVE £3.98 on this Collection containing 58 bulbs: Blue Drumstick (A. caeruleum) – A mesmerising variety, producing globe-shaped heads of tightly clustered clear-blue florets. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Flowers May-June. Height 60cm. Bulb size 4cm+. Pack of 20 bulbs.Round-headed Leek (A. sphaerocephalon) – Slender stems topped with small, drumstick-like flower heads, which are initially completely green, but turn reddish purple from the tips downward, blooming a little later than many other allium varieties. Suitable for cut flowers. Flowers May-June. Height 60cm. Bulb size 5/6cm. Pack of 35 bulbs.Ornamental Onion (A. giganteum – One of the most well known alliums, producing large football-like orbs of densely packed, rosy-violet flowers. Height 120cm. Bulb size 20cm+. Pack of 3 bulbs.(Bulb sizes quoted in centimetres refer to the circumference of bulbs. All bulbs are sourced from cultivated stocks.). Pack of 58 Bulbs – SAVE £3.98!

Allium Collection (Ornamental Onions)
 £15.99
These hardy perennial ‘ornamental onions’, which explode into bloom in early summer, are becoming ever more popular for creating dramatic border displays, and for cutting. And even when the initial display is over the dried heads look amazing in the garden or in a vase indoors. SAVE £3.98 on this Collection containing 28 bulbs:Purple Sensation (A. hollandicum) – Masses of deep violet-purple florets pack impressive rounded flower heads up to 10cm across. Flowers in May. Height 100cm. Bulb size 10/12cm. Pack of 10 bulbs.Purple-flowered (A. atropurpureum) – Striking ‘drumstick’ blooms that are composed of deep pink to purple petals surrounding blueberry-purple centres. Sturdy stems make them ideal for cutting. Flowers June-July. Height 60-90cm. Bulb size 8cm+. Pack of 15 bulbs.Mont Blanc (A. hollandicum) – Out of the same stables as the popular ‘Mount Everest’, ‘Mont Blanc’ boasts deep green strappy leaves and large, dense, spherical heads of pure white blooms. Picture shows buds about to open. Flowers May-June. Height 90-120cm. Bulb size 20/22cm. Pack of 3 bulbs.(Bulb sizes quoted in centimetres refer to the circumference of bulbs. All bulbs are sourced from cultivated stocks.). Pack of 28 Bulbs – SAVE £3.98

Allium Fireworks Mix
 £9.99
Host an unforgettable summer display in your garden with this striking mix of the three alliums pictured here, whose myriad blooms explode into colour like emerging fireworks. Flowers in July. Height 30-45cm. Bulb size 1. (Bulb sizes quoted in centimetres refer to the circumference of bulbs. All bulbs are sourced from cultivated stocks.)These hardy perennial ‘ornamental onions’, which explode into bloom in early summer, are becoming ever more popular for creating dramatic border displays, and for cutting. And even when the initial display is over the dried heads look amazing in the garden or in a vase indoors.. Pack of 12 Bulbs

Allium – Ornamental Onion (A. giganteum)
 £9.99
One of the most well known alliums, producing large football-like orbs of densely packed, rosy-violet flowers. Height 120cm. Bulb size 20cm+. (Bulb sizes quoted in centimetres refer to the circumference of bulbs. All bulbs are sourced from cultivated stocks.)These hardy perennial ‘ornamental onions’, which explode into bloom in early summer, are becoming ever more popular for creating dramatic border displays, and for cutting. And even when the initial display is over the dried heads look amazing in the garden or in a vase indoors.. Pack of 3 Bulbs

Allium (Ornamental Onion) Purple Sensation (A. hollandicum)
 £5.99
Masses of deep violet-purple florets pack impressive rounded flower heads up to 10cm across. Flowers in May. Height 100cm. Bulb size 10/12cm. (Bulb sizes quoted in centimetres refer to the circumference of bulbs. All bulbs are sourced from cultivated stocks.)These hardy perennial ‘ornamental onions’, which explode into bloom in early summer, are becoming ever more popular for creating dramatic border displays, and for cutting. And even when the initial display is over the dried heads look amazing in the garden or in a vase indoors.. Pack of 10 Bulbs

Allium Blue Drumstick – Ornamental Onion (A. caeruleum)
 £5.99
A mesmerising variety, producing globe-shaped heads of tightly clustered clear-blue florets. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Flowers May-June. Height 60cm. Bulb size 4cm+. (Bulb sizes quoted in centimetres refer to the circumference of bulbs. All bulbs are sourced from cultivated stocks.)These hardy perennial ‘ornamental onions’, which explode into bloom in early summer, are becoming ever more popular for creating dramatic border displays, and for cutting. And even when the initial display is over the dried heads look amazing in the garden or in a vase indoors.. Pack of 20 Bulbs

Allium – Ornamental Onion (Nectaroscordum sicilum)
 £5.99
Tall stems topped with an umbrella of creamy-green, lilac-flushed, bell-shaped blooms followed by unusual shuttlecock-like seed heads. Flowers May-June. Height 1.2m. Bulb size 10cm+. (Bulb sizes quoted in centimetres refer to the circumference of bulbs. All bulbs are sourced from cultivated stocks.)These hardy perennial ‘ornamental onions’, which explode into bloom in early summer, are becoming ever more popular for creating dramatic border displays, and for cutting. And even when the initial display is over the dried heads look amazing in the garden or in a vase indoors.. Pack of 15 Bulbs

Allium Purple-flowered Ornamental Onion (A. atropurpureum)
 £5.99
Striking ‘drumstick’ blooms that are composed of deep pink to purple petals surrounding blueberry-purple centres. Sturdy stems make them ideal for cutting. Flowers June-July. Height 60-90cm. Bulb size 8cm+. (Bulb sizes quoted in centimetres refer to the circumference of bulbs. All bulbs are sourced from cultivated stocks.)These hardy perennial ‘ornamental onions’, which explode into bloom in early summer, are becoming ever more popular for creating dramatic border displays, and for cutting. And even when the initial display is over the dried heads look amazing in the garden or in a vase indoors.. Pack of 15 Bulbs

Allium Rosy Garlic (Ornamental Onion A. roseum)
 £5.49
Pretty clusters of pale to rich pink flowers above strap-like leaves. Spreads slowly to form a good-sized clump. Flowers in May. Height 65cm. Bulb size 4/5cm. (Bulb sizes quoted in centimetres refer to the circumference of bulbs. All bulbs are sourced from cultivated stocks.)These hardy perennial ‘ornamental onions’, which explode into bloom in early summer, are becoming ever more popular for creating dramatic border displays, and for cutting. And even when the initial display is over the dried heads look amazing in the garden or in a vase indoors.. Pack of 35 Bulbs

Allium Round-headed Leek – Ornamental Onion (A. sphaerocephalon)
 £4.99
Slender stems topped with small, drumstick-like flower heads, which are initially completely green, but turn reddish purple from the tips downward, blooming a little later than many other allium varieties. Flowers May-June. Height 60cm. Bulb size 5/6cm. (Bulb sizes quoted in centimetres refer to the circumference of bulbs. All bulbs are sourced from cultivated stocks.)These hardy perennial ‘ornamental onions’, which explode into bloom in early summer, are becoming ever more popular for creating dramatic border displays, and for cutting. And even when the initial display is over the dried heads look amazing in the garden or in a vase indoors.. Pack of 35 Bulbs