Allium acutifolium, Large Pink-Purple Flowers - Small Hardy Allium Globe Flower seeds, Photo 2, 3. Allium ampeloprasum, Wild Leek or Blue Leek, Large Tall Pale Purple Globe Flowers in summer - Tall Hardy Allium, Photo 4, 5. Allium commutatum, Maritime Wild Leek or Sea Garlic, Tall Pale Pink Globe flowers in summer, Salt tolerant, Photo 6, 7. Allium cristophii AGM, Star of Persia, Huge Pink - Purple Globe flowers in summer. Photo 8. Allium sphaerocephalon, Round-headed Garlic/Leek, Ball head Onion or Bristol Onion, Large Pink-Purple Drumstick Flowers in summer - Small Hardy Allium Globe Flower seeds, Photo 1, 9. Great for pollinators! Hardy Ornamental Bulb Seeds, FREE UK Postage This auction is for 10, 20, 30 or 50 seeds of these varieties or a mix of both (10, 20, 30, 50 of each variety) you choose, Freshly collected 2018, home grown organically in the UK of these hardy bulbs. Allium acutiflorum is from the Alpes-Maritimes of Southern France, Corsica & Liguria, Northwestern Italy. Allium acutiflorum is found naturally across the Mediterranean & Black Sea coasts to Asia Minor. Originally collected in Northwestern Crete, Greece. Allium commutatum is found on coastal cliffs in the Mediterranean, from Algeria & Corsica in the west to Turkey in the east. Originally collected in Northwestern Crete, Greece. Allium sphaerocephalon is found only in the Avon Gorge in the UK, across Europe with the exception of Scandinavia, the Netherlands & the Baltic states to North Africa & Asia Minor. This form was originally collected from Umbria, Italy. These make great bulbs for adding to prairie type plantings, cottage or coastal gardens, rockeries, meadows, bulb frames or alpine houses. Saesonally drought tolerant. They can easily self seed & can be sown any time in a well draining mix, though cold stratification may improve germination. Allium acutiflorum With large pink-purple drumstick flowers which add a different dimension to cottage borders, prairie or other plantings. It does well in drier well drained sites in full sun at the front of the border, but is quite tolerant of other soil types & moisture. It grows to around 40cm high & 30cm across, forming ~15cm long linear leaves, tapering towards the tip & produces dense umbels of around 40 narrowly-bell shaped pink-purple flowers, long lasting summer blooms, followed by long lasting seed heads. Allium ampeloprasum, Ex. Northwestern Crete, Greece It produces large light purple globe flowers which add a different dimension to cottage borders, prairie or other plantings. It does well in drier well drained sites in full sun at the front to middle of the border, but is quite tolerant of other soil types & moisture. It grows to around 1.8m high & 50cm across, forming long linear light bluish-green leaves, tapering towards the tip. It produces dense umbels of up to 500 urn shaped, 6mm wide light purple flowers, long lasting summer blooms, followed by long lasting seed heads. Allium commutatum, Ex. Northwestern
