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Allium 'Purple Rain'

Common name: Ornamental onion

Award-winning beauty with huge, sparkler-like summer blooms

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

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Bulbs
15 for £14.00
just £0.93 each
30 for £18.00
just £0.60 each
45 for £28.00
just £0.62 each
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An allium that brings drama and impact to your garden from June to July each year. Allium ‘Purple Rain’ is sure to be as memorable as the eponymous song - offering you huge starry globes of blooms, up to 15cm across, in rich shades of purple-pink. A late blooming allium which brings a spectacular crescendo to the season and is sure to be a hit. Even better, the decorative seedheads which remain once flowers fade will often linger through to autumn for extended interest. This exciting hybrid variety holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit for its wonderful, dependable performance in the garden. Flowers are great for drawing in pollinators and make excellent inclusions in a vase, either fresh or dried. Allium ‘Purple Rain’ prefers a spot in well-drained soil of any kind except heavy clay. Position in full sun with any aspect other than north facing. A hardy (H5) bulbous perennial which does not need additional winter protection throughout most of the UK and r
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Key Information
Latin Name Allium 'Purple Rain'
Common Name Ornamental onion
Hardiness H5 (-10 to -15°C)
Colour Purple
Format Bulbs
Position Full-Sun
Height in Maturity (m) 0.90 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.50
AGM Yes
Soil Conditions Chalk Loam Sand
Aspect East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Good for pots Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes

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