Allium Species, Ornamental Onion, Wild Onion

This is for gardeners with a sense of humour! Thick leaves like small arms growing from a central stem appear in early spring, then a t...Read Moreall thick flower stem with a bulge at the bottom slowly emerges, eventually producing a fine ball of pure white flowers at the top. The 8cm (3 in) wide spherical flower-head opens up in mid-summer - early August here in Newfoundland. Ruksans' catalogue says that the leaves are edible and hot tasting, but so far we only have one plant, and don't feel inclined to eat it! As with most flowering alliums the leaves are already dying back at flowering time. From Uzbekistan.