Scientific Name: Allium (incl. hybrids)
Common Name: hybrid ornamental onion
Family Name: Amaryllidaceae
Origin: Garden origin
Hardiness Zone: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Mature Size: 0.4 - 0.7m x 0.3 - 0.6m (height x width)
Habit: Upright
Form: Vase
Texture: Medium - fine
Landscape Uses: Attract beneficial insects, Perennial border, Rock garden, Urban agriculture, Woodland margin
Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil or Media: Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Parallel venation, Glabrous, Linear, Entire
Flowers: Umbel, Purple, May-Jun-Jul
Fruit: Capsule, Brown, Sep-Oct
Key ID Features:
Leaves basal, linear; florets clustered in a dense umbel.