Allium Angulosum Summer Beauty | 9cm Pot

A mauve flowering bulbous perennial . Position: full sun to partial shade Soil: moist well-drained soil Rate of growth: average Flowering period: June to September Hardiness: fully hardy Keep the allium feeling flowing with this later flowering bulbous perennial. ‘Summer Beauty’ blooms from mid- to late summer and has upright, strap-shaped, onion-scented leaves, with nectar-rich, flowering globules of pale purple bobbing on slender upright stems that are loved by bees and other pollinating insects. Garden care: When planting you may wish to add some grit to the planting hole to improve drainage. Resist the temptation to improve the soil with organic matter. These bulbs like to be grown ‘lean’ in free-draining, nutrient-poor soil. Keep in mind that the leaves tend to die back by the time the flowers open, so you may wish to plant leafy perennials at the base of these alliums to cover this unsightly foliage.