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Allium Hair

Common name: Ornamental onion

A classic allium to bejewel your early summer garden.

-10 to -15°C
Good Cut Flowers
Good for Pollinators

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Bulbs
1 for £11.00
just £11.00 each
2 for £16.00
just £8.00 each
3 for £18.00
just £6.00 each
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Allium vineale Hair is unusual and sure to bring a smile to your face. Each summer, dense purple flowerheads appear with tendril-like extensions, looking like hairs, hence the name. Held on wiry stems above clumps of rounded, hollow, grass-like foliage, Allium Hair reaches a height of approximately 70cm, and is adored by our pollinating friends in spring and early summer. Excellent planted in bold drifts, where the drought tolerant bulbs will happily naturalise. Allium were once known for their medical, culinary, and aphrodisiac qualities, the foliage emits a slightly oniony fragrance when crushed. Nowadays alliums are a favourite in RHS Show Gardens and we think that no garden should be without at least one. Allium are both deer and rabbit resistant and look incredible when used as cut flowers, lasting well in a vase. Much loved by bees and butterflies, Allium Hair is drought tolerant and happy even in poor soils preferring well-drained soil in sun. A hardy bulbous perennial that can be left, undisturbed over winter to sprout again the following spring.
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Key Information
Latin Name Allium Hair 4/5 bulb size 15 bag
Common Name Ornamental onion
Hardiness H5 (-10 to -15°C)
Colour Green
Type Perennial
Format Bulbs
Position Full-Sun
Height in Maturity (m) 0.70
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.20
Soil Conditions Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Aspect East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Drought Tolerant Yes
Good for pots Yes
Good for Rockeries Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes

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