Allium atroviolaceum / schubertii
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This listing covers two ornamental Alliums with large umbels. Allium schubertii, from the eastern Mediterranean to central Asia (Israel, Syria, Turkey, Iran), produces in spring a spectacular spherical umbel 20-30 cm across, with star-shaped pink-purple flowers on pedicels of very unequal length, giving a firework-like effect. Allium atroviolaceum, from the Near and Middle East to the Caucasus, bears a denser, more compact umbel, dark purple to red-violet, on a scape up to 1 m tall. Both species need full sun, well-drained soil and a dry summer rest.
- Family :Liliaceae
- Subfamily :Alliaceae
- Growth :winter grower
- Flowering height :0-15 cm
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Growth :January (sem. 1-4), February (sem. 1-4), March (sem. 1-4), April (sem. 1-4), May (sem. 1-4), June (sem. 1-4), July (sem. 1-4), August (sem. 1-4), September (sem. 1-4), October (sem. 1-4), November (sem. 1-4), December (sem. 1-4)
Flowering :May (sem. 3-4), June (sem. 1-2)