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Allium 'Mont Blanc'

Family - Alliaceae
Category - Bulb
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H5
Height - 1.3m
Width - 15cm

Description: A bulbous Perennial with an upright habit. Aromatic, bright green leaves are strap-shaped and held at the base of the stems. Many small, star-shaped flowers are pure white and held in spherical umbels. The flowerheads are held atop long, sturdy stems and are produced from late spring into early summer. Good for use as cut flowers and attractive to pollinating insects.

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Flower:

Many small, white, star-shaped flowers are held in spherical umbels. The flowerheads are held atop sturdy, upright stems in May and June. Attractive seed heads persist after the flowers have finished.

Flower colour: White

Flower shape: Star-shaped flowers held in spherical umbels

Flowering time: May, June

Foliage:

Aromatic grey-green to bright green leaves are strap-shaped have have usually deteriorated by the time the flowers have emerged. The leaves are held at the base of the stems and smell strongly of onions when crushed.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Strap-shaped

Poison Information:

Potential skin irritant.

Contact with the bulbs may cause skin irritation.

Propagation:

Division (separation) of offsets.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun in fertile, well-drained soil.