Alliums.

Ornamental Allium bulbs such as 'globemaster', gladiator' and 'giganteum' areeasy care, sun loving plants, easy to grow, allium have low water requirements and a colourful addition to the garden. Why not try allium gladiator, molly, siculum, murrayanum or sphaerocephalon. Allium bulb mail nurseries cultural notes, allium species and growing tips. Nurseries, Mail Order Nurseries, Specialist Nurseries,Retail Nurseries, Wholesale Nurseries, Garden Centers, Plant Nurseries.
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Alliums - Ornamental Allium Bulbs

       






Alliums Plant Profile and Growing Hints

Alliums are related to onions and garlic, alliums are the 'ornamental' side of the family. Alliums are tough, are reasonably drought tolerant and will cope with poor soil.

Alliums prefer a sunny position
in a well drained soil. Alliums will do well in a large deep pot or container.

Plant alliums in autumn for great display the following summer. Allium giganteum is a large flowering variety, but look fo allium 'Molly', Allium Globemaster, and Allium Drumsticks, Allium Acuminatum, Allium sphaerocephalon and the white flowered Allium neapolitanum


AUSTRALIAN GARDENER
55 Old Emerald Rd, MONBULK VIC 3793
Mailing Address: PO Box 231, MONBULK VIC 3793
Phone: 03 9751 9595 Fax: 03 9756 7844
Established in 1953, we provide top quality and affordable flowering bulbs, perennials and plants to all Australian Gardeners. Visit our website to view our entire range of plants and to purchase online.

HANCOCK'S DAFFODILS
2 Jacksons Hill Rd, Menzies Creek VIC 3159
phone (03) 9754 3328 fax (03) 9752 5877
Hancocks Daffodils (since 1917) hundreds of different varieties of daffodils as well as other beautiful spring & autumn flowering bulbs for home gardeners. Free colour catalogues available. Tulips, Daffodils,Alliums, Freesias, Iris and many other bulbs.
 

RAITHBY PLANT NURSERY
P.O. Box 589
Mowbray Heights Tasmania 7248
phone: 03 63 262583
Mail order: Suppling a range of bulbs and perennial plants suitable for pots and troughs. Includes Alliums
 

LAMBLEY NURSERY
"Burnside" Lesters Rd Ascot VIC 3364
PH (03) 53434303 Fax (03) 53434257
Retail and Mail Order Nursery Specialising in dry climate plants. Large range of perennials and bulbs including many new releases from Europe & USA. All plants are grown at our own nursery. Many, hardy, rare and difficult to find 'dry climate' plants.
 

FROGMORE GARDENS
Blackwood Rd Newbury VIC 3458
phone 03 5424 1777
email:sales@frogmoregardens.com.au
Herbaceous perennial growers. Grass and prairie plants specialists. Mail Order and personal shopping.
 

BROERSEN BULBS Pty Ltd
365-367 Monbulk Rd, Silvan, Vic., 3795
Phone: 03 9737 9714 Fax: 03 9737 9707
email:sales@broersenbulbs.com.au
"Bulb growers since 1951. Specialising in a comprehensive range of bulbs and perennials. Strictly wholesale only. Australia wide mail order service."
 

MISTYDOWNS
P O Box 398 Creswick Vic 3363
Phone 03 5345 2847 Fax 03 5345 1200
email: Sales@mistydowns.com.au
Retail & Mail Order Specialist Growers of Heritage Roses, Unusual Perennials, Tree and Herbaceous Peonies. Mail order and Nursery Sales. Over 1000 images on our Web site.
 

Perennial plants
PERENNIALLE PLANTS
142 Gaskill St Canowindra NSW 2804
phone: 0427077798
email: plants@perennialle.com.au
An online nursery specialising in drought and frost tolerant perennials and fragrant, edible and herbs.
 

HILLVIEW RARE PLANTS
400 Huon Rd South Hobart TAS 7004
PH (03) 62240770
Cool climate bulbs for the collector and the gardener. Wide range of crocus, cyclamen, galanthus and fritillaria in Australia

 




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Ornamental Allium species include:

  • Allium cristophii with its large purple flower heads to 8 inches accross is a stunning plant in the border during early summer.
  • Allium cristophii has an even larger flower head and flowers are more of violet color
  • Allium beesianum (rare) is from China and is one of the few blue flowered alliums
  • Allium Gooddingii is from the USA and is a Pink Flowering species
  • Allium siculum (Nectaroscordum siculum) with its nodding pink bell like flowers is from Sicily
  • Other Alliums to consider include :
    Allium ampeloprasum, Allium cernuum, Allium coeruleum, Allium falcifolium, Allium oleraceum, Allium schubertii, Allium sphaerocephalon, Allium suworowii and Allium victorilais



Alliums used for culinary purposes include :

  • Allium cepa - onions
  • Allium oschaninii - shallots
  • Allium ampeloprasum - leeks
  • Allium ascalonicums - callions
  • Allium sativum - garlic
  • Allium schoenoprasum - chives
Many species are regarded as Woodland Plants
Interested in Woodland Plants?
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WOODBRIDGE NURSERY
PO Box 90 Woodbridge TAS 7162
email woodbridge@southcom.com.au
Over 350 species & cultivars includes bulbs, perennials, and succulents all available via our online mail order catalogue. Specializing in Hellebores, species Paeonia and Auricula. Order online April - Sept, or can grow to order.

GENTIANA NURSERY
Olinda-Monbulk Rd Olinda VIC.
PH (03) 97512363
email craigw60@eisa.net.au

Allium Bulbs and Plants for : Sydney (New South Wales - NSW), Brisbane (Queensland - QLD), Melbourne Victoria VIC), Adelaide (South Australia - SA), Perth (Western Australia - WA), Hobart (Tasmania - TAS), Darwin (Northern Territory - NT) and Canberra (ACT)