Allium 'Purple Sensation'

Allium 'Purple Sensation' bulbs produce plants with reddish violet balls 4–5" across, borne on 20–30" stems in late spring. This is the earliest of the large-flowered Alliums and also among the most affordable. Outstanding with silver foliage, and with Bearded Irisor Lady'sMantle (Alchemilla). Late-spring. 3 per sq ft.

The genus Allium (the Latin means "garlic") offers colorful, distinctive, and long-lasting forms that are standouts in the early summer garden. Alliums are sun-lovers and prefer well-drained, even sandy, soil. Deer, mice, chipmunks, and related predators generally avoid this group, so you can plant with impunity. Tuck them among clumps of summer-flowering perennials where the Alliums' withering foliage will be hidden by the expanding perennials.

For more information on growing Allium, click Growing Guide.