Star of Persia Allium

Star of Persia Allium is a garden essential foreasy-to-grow high impact color and form. Globes of purple flowers light up thelate spring garden with long lasting blooms that will carry the garden intosummer in style. Each flowerhead has up to 100 florets, making them bee andbutterfly magnets. Plant these hardy bulbs in compost-enriched, well-drainedsoil in a sunny spot. At 16-20″ in height, they are perfect in a perennialbed or border. Plant them in sweeps for a dramatic effect. Allium will come upbefore most perennials, and as they die back, perennials will cover theirwilting foliage. Plant with Delphinium, Oriental Poppies, and Iris for abeautiful display. Allium are lovely as cut flowers, or let them dry for yearround interest and dried bouquets. Drought-tolerant once established.