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Allium suworowii | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Allium suworowii

Allium suworowii

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Allium
Family: Amaryllidaceae

About this plant

Bulbous perennial to 1m tall, with strap-shaped mid to grey green leaves and vibrant, deep purple starry flowers in globular flowerheads produced in May and June on strong, upright stems

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0-0.1 Metre

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Easy to grow in fertile well-drained soil in full sun. See allium cultivation for further advice

Pruning

Tidy leaves and cut down flowers as they fade

Propagation

Propagate by seed in containers in a coldframe when just ripe or in the spring. Alternatively, remove offsets in autumn

Pests

May be susceptible to onion fly

Diseases

May be susceptible to white rot and downy mildew

Garden Uses

Uses

City CourtyardCottage InformalFlower BordersGround CoverHedging ScreensBanks Slopes

Planting Places

IndoorOutdoorWall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0-0.1 Metre

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

Two To Five Years