Buying ornamental onion bulbs will give your garden spectacular, globe-shaped flowers in May and June. The Allium blooms with large purple, pink, or white bulbs on tall stems and is a magnet for bees. Choose from varieties such as Purple Rain, Mount Everest, Miami, and White Giant, or a great-value flower bulb pack.
Ornamental onions (Allium) are part of the onion family, but in a festive form. The ball-shaped flowers float like balloons above the border.
The Purple Rain and Miami bloom purple, while the Mount Everest and White Giant are pure white.
A package gives you a beautiful combination of varieties that bloom one after another.
Plant ornamental onions in autumn, about 15 centimetres deep, in a sunny spot with well-draining soil.
The leaves of ornamental onions often wither during flowering. Therefore, plant them among perennials that will hide the foliage.
Also check out our tulips, daffodils and all flower bulbs.
In May and June, after most tulips.
Yes, ornamental onions return year after year in a sunny spot with well-draining soil.
Yes, the flowers are a favourite of bees and bumblebees.
