Native to North America, Allium cernuum (Nodding Wild Allium) is a lovely, carefree, bulbous, herbaceous perennial with loose, nodding umbels of tiny bell-shaped, pink to lilac or even white flowers. Erect, each stem produces up to 30 flowers! These blooms are nicely complemented by narrow, strap-shaped leaves that remain attractive for a reasonably long period until they die back in late summer. Blooming from late spring to mid-summer, this lovely Allium exudes an onion smell when cut or bruised.

Native to the Mediterranean, Allium flavum (Yellow-Flowered Garlic) is a showy and carefree bulbous perennial with fragrant umbels of pendant, golden-yellow, bell-shaped flowers on thin arching stalks. Each stem produces up to 60 flowers and rises atop the foliage of narrow, blue-green leaves. Blooming in late spring to early summer, this charming Allium is fully hardy and looks very charming in the rock garden. This beauty naturalizes easily and will come back year after year!

An unusual, ivory-white dwarf ornamental onion, Allium karataviense 'Ivory Queen' (Turkistan Onion) is quite attractive with its elegant globe-shaped clusters, 5 in. wide (12 cm), packed with starry white flowers nestled in the beautiful foliage of wide and recurved, gray-green leaves, slightly red-edged. Blooming in late spring to early summer, this bulbous perennial is an heirloom variety dating from 1876. This is one of the best Alliums for containers.

Award-winner Allium karataviense (Turkistan Onion) is highly decorative with its elegant globe-shaped clusters, 3 in. wide (8 cm), packed with starry pale pink flowers, and its beautiful foliage of broad, recurved, blue-green leaves, slightly red-edged. Blooming in late spring to early summer, this charming bulbous perennial enjoys long-lasting blooms and remains ornamental in the garden well into summer. This allium is also one of the best for containers. Once the flowers are finished, the faded seed heads look like small sunbursts on dried stems. This drought-tolerant bulb is excellent for hot dry sites and loves to bake during the summer months.

Would you have ever thought that Alliums could display clusters of golden yellow flowers? Allium moly (Lily Leek) does, and it does it superbly and profusely! How not to resist these upright clusters of up to 30 starry golden florets? These blooms are also nicely complemented by gray-green leaves that remain attractive for a fairly long period of time. Blooming in late spring to early summer, this lovely bulbous perennial boasts long-lasting blooms and remains ornamental in the garden well into summer. It is edible and also used as a medicinal plant.

Allium neapolitanum (Naples Garlic) is a beautiful, profusely-flowering ornamental onion with sweetly-scented clusters of white, star-shaped flowers forming umbels up to 3-4 in. wide (7-10 cm), atop narrow strap-shaped, mid-green leaves. Blooming in late spring to early summer, this compact, deciduous, bulbous perennial boasts long-lasting blooms and remains ornamental in the garden well into summer. The flowers are very attractive to bees and other pollinating insects, making Naples Garlic a wonderful addition to a wildlife garden.

Allium oreophilum (Pink Lily Leek) is a compact, hardy bulb with delicate, loose umbels of rosy reddish-pink, star-shaped flowers adorned with darker midveins. The blossoms are mounted on wiry gray-mauve stems and rise above narrow, semi-erect, gray-green leaves. Blooming in late spring to early summer, this compact, hardy bulb is excellent for well-drained rock gardens. Growing up to 8-12 in. high (20-30 cm), this beauty naturalizes easily and will slowly spread to form lovely colonies!

Allium roseum (Rosy Garlic) is a beautiful sight with its elegant, exquisitely-scented clusters of pale to rich pink, star-shaped flowers forming umbels up to 3 in. wide (7 cm). The flowers are mounted on sturdy stems and rise above long and narrow green leaves. Blooming in late spring to early summer, this perennial bulb is long-lived in the garden, where it often forms bulbils to self-propagate.

Allium Unifolium (Oneleaf Onion) is a compact perennial with delicate clusters of up to 30 fairly large, star-shaped, satiny, rose-pink flowers. The blossoms are borne atop the foliage of short gray-green basal leaves. Blooming in late spring to early summer, this charming Allium spreads freely in the garden without being a pest. Growing up to 12-24 in. high (30-60 cm), this beauty naturalizes easily and will slowly spread to form lovely colonies!