Allium Violet Beauty (Stipitatum)
Delivery: From end August
Violet-purple, tight cluster of star shaped flowers on strong stems. Allium Stipitatum Violet Beauty has a soft fragrance; unlike most allium bulbs. The flower head is not fully round but has a flat bottom supporting many star shaped flowers, perfect bulbs for a attracting pollinators. Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.
Bulb Size | 9/+ cm |
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Planting position | Middle, Back |
Month of Blooming | May (Early), May (Late), June |
Planting Time | Autumn, Winter |
Height | 60 cm |
Special Features | Animal Resistant, Bee and Pollinator Friendly, Good for Cut Flowers, Fragrant, RHS Award of Garden Merit |
Garden Position | Sun |
Type of Soil | Moderately Fertile, Well Drained |
Flower Size | 10cm |
Hardiness | Hardy |
Delivery | From end August |
Suitable for Pots | No |
Scented | Yes |
Planting Depth | 15cm |
Planting density (per m2) | 50 |
For a tapestry of purple shades Allium Stipitatum Violet Beauty looks good planted with Allium bulbs like Allium Hollandicum Aflatunense and Allium Hollandicum Purple Sensation or under planted with low growing herbaceous perennial plants. Deer and Rabbit resistant.