Allium flavum (Yellow-Flowered Garlic)
Yellow-Flowered Garlic, Allium Tauricum
Native to the Mediterranean, Allium flavum (Yellow-Flowered Garlic) is a showy and carefree summer flowering bulb with fragrant umbels of pendant, golden-yellow, bell-shaped flowers on thin arching stalks. Each stem produces up to 60 flowers and rises atop a foliage of narrow, blue-green leaves. Blooming in late spring to early summer, this charming Allium is fully hardy and thrives in dry soils.
- Awarded the prestigious Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society
- Grows in clumps, up to 4-12 in. high (10-33 cm) and 2-3 in. wide (5-7 cm), this beauty naturalizes easily and will come back year after year!
- Easily grown in average, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun or part shade. Light afternoon shade is appreciated in hot summer climates and sandy soils are welcomed!
- Attracts butterflies, but deer ignore it!
- Stunning in beds, borders, rock gardens, cottage gardens. For best visual impact, plant in groups (at least 10 to 15 bulbs).
- To be planted in spring (seed) or fall (bulbs).
- Deadhead flowers before seed sets to control any unwanted spread.
Many hundreds of Allium species exist, but only a modest few have made a name for themselves as garden plants. The ornamental onions distinguish themselves by their great diversity in color, inflorescence and flowering height. Many species bloom in early summer - just after the spring-flowering period and just before the exuberant full bloom of summer. All species can be used in the border. Certain small species are just perfect for a rock garden, and several lend themselves to naturalizing.
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Requirements
Hardiness | 4
– 10 |
---|---|
Heat Zones | 1
– 9 |
Plant Type | Bulbs |
Plant Family | Alliums |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Late) Summer (Early) |
Height | 4" – 1' (10cm – 30cm) |
Spread | 2" – 3" (5cm – 7cm) |
Spacing | 2" – 4" (5cm – 10cm) |
Water Needs | Low |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy |
Tolerance | Deer, Dry Soil |
Attracts | Butterflies |
Garden Uses | Beds and Borders |
Garden Styles | Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage, Mediterranean Garden |
While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.
Requirements
Hardiness | 4
– 10 |
---|---|
Heat Zones | 1
– 9 |
Plant Type | Bulbs |
Plant Family | Alliums |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Late) Summer (Early) |
Height | 4" – 1' (10cm – 30cm) |
Spread | 2" – 3" (5cm – 7cm) |
Spacing | 2" – 4" (5cm – 10cm) |
Water Needs | Low |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy |
Tolerance | Deer, Dry Soil |
Attracts | Butterflies |
Garden Uses | Beds and Borders |
Garden Styles | Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage, Mediterranean Garden |