YouGarden Allium Collection 7 Varieties x 100 Bulbs

A wonderful selection of 100 outstanding Allium bulbs, these are sure to create an explosion of colour and provide spectacular displays for your garden, patio or decking. The mix of varieties is ideal for the amateur gardener as they are very tough and hardy, making them extremely easy to look after. This collection will also provide ideal-cut flowers sure to brighten up your home.

This collection includes:

• 7 x Allium 'Purple Sensation' bulbs - with its enormous bright purple spherical flower heads stand tall on thin stems above deep-green leaves. Related to onions (but don't eat them.) they are very tough and hardy and they are great for beginners.
• 6 x Allium 'Christophii' bulbs - Giant lilac almost solid spheres of flowers stand majestically on long stems above deep green leaves each spring.
• 7 x Allium 'Siculum' (Nectaroscordum) bulbs - An unusual relation to the allium family, Nectaroscordum siculum can produce up to 30 hanging flowers from each bulb. Looks wonderful in borders but give some space around the bulb to enable it to grow a large number of flowers.
• 5 x Allium 'Nigrum' bulbs - With their white, globe-shaped flower heads sitting above broad, ornamental, blue-green leaves these wonderful alliums will look simply stunning wherever you plant them in your garden.
• 25 x Allium 'Moly' bulbs - a yellow sparkler of a flower head, a more wild and natural looking small variety for front of borders.
• 25 x Allium 'Drumsticks' bulbs - delicate, small purple-tinged flowers on long, tall straight stems. Plant en masse for maximum effect in pots or gardens.
• 25 x Allium 'Neopolitanum' bulbs - lovely white smaller sparkler flowers, sometimes tinged blush pink in cool, plant together for maximum effect.

Alliums are adored by beneficial pollinators such as bees. Therefore, this collection is a must-have if you are looking to encourage wildlife into your spring garden.

Specifications

• Supplied as a pack of 100 bulbs, ready to plant in autumn
• Availability: October to January
• Planting time: September to January
• Flowering time: April to June

Top Tips

Underplant with hostas, ferns or other low-growing, hardy perennial plants which will help to disguise the leaves as they fade.

Care Information

Planting Advice for your Allium Collection:

• Find a location where the soil drains well and where they will receive full sun.
• Plant allium bulbs in early to mid-autumn in a sheltered site to prevent the top-heavy flower spikes from getting blown over.
• Dig over the soil and remove any weeds before planting.
• Water well after planting, saturating the soil around the bulbs. Once established, alliums are drought tolerant.
• In borders, plant bulbs in early autumn at a depth of about four times the diameter of the bulbs.
• In containers, alliums will do well in deep pots with a good general-purpose potting compost with a handful of horticultural grit added. 

Aftercare Advice for Alliums:

• After planting, feed with a general-purpose feed such as our Blooming Fast Superior Soluble Fertiliser.
• Dried flower heads can be removed and made into indoor decorations or left on the plants to self-seed.
• Divide alliums every three to four years or when the plants begin to look overcrowded and blooming decreases.
• Lift the bulbs with a garden fork or spade and pull the bulbs apart.
• Replant some in the original location and plant the remainder in a new location. 

Pruning and trimming advice for Alliums:

• The leaves die down at flowering time, so it’s best to plant alliums where this foliage is masked by that of other plants.
• Avoid removing them while still green, as they provide the bulbs with energy for the following season.