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Allium 'Metallic Shine'

Family - Alliaceae
Category - Bulb
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H5
Height - 70cm
Width - 15cm

Description: A bulbous Perennial with an upright habit. Bright mid-green Basal Leaves are strap-shaped and have usually withered by the time the flowers appear. Prolific, small star-shaped flowers are pale lilac-pink and have a glossy, metallic sheen to the petals (giving rise to the cultivar name). The Blooms are held in spherical umbels and are produced from late spring into early summer. Excellent for use as cut flowers and drying, and attractive to pollinating insects.

Flower:

Star-shaped flowers are a pale shade of lilac-pink, each bloom has a green centre and the petals have a glossy, metallic sheen. The prolific flowers are held in spherical umbels atop vertical stems and are produced from late May into early June.

Flower colour: Lilac-pink

Flower shape: Star-shaped flowers in umbels

Flowering time: May, June

Foliage:

Aromatic (onion-scented), mid-green leaves are strap-shaped. The leaves are held at the base of the plant and have usually withered by the time the flowers emerge.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Strap-shaped

Poison Information:

The bulbs of this plant may cause skin irritation.

Propagation:

Division (separation) of offsets.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.