Purple allium
‘Allium’
- Latin name
- Allium
- Type
- Hardy herbaceous perennial
- Final height
- 0.75m
- Final width
- 0.3m
- Situation
- Full sun
- Flowering months
- Summer (purple)
- Can it be multiplied
- By offsets
- Edible
- No
- Toxic
- None reported (humans); can be toxic to pets
- Bee friendly
- Yes
- Plant care tip
- Plant around 20-30cm into the soil; cut the dried flower heads back in spring (or earlier if they look unseemly)