Allium Bulbs - Karataviense

“ALLIUM KARATAVIENSE” IVORY QUEEN

• CATEGORY                        ALLIUM KARATAVAIENSE
• VARIETY                            “IVORY QUEEN”
• DESCRIPTION                   GLOBES OF STAR-SHAPED WHITE SOMETIMES PINKISH FLOWERS
• HEIGHT                              25 CM
• BLOOMS                           JUNE/JULY
• SIZE                                   10/12
• QUANTITY PER UNIT        5, 10, 25, 50 OR 100

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

These Hardy Bulbs Are Becoming More And More Popular In Architectural And Formal Planting Plus The Long Lasting Flowers Are Ideal For Cutting.

“Karataviense” Or Ivory Queen Turkestan Onion Is A Perennial Onion Bulb Grown For Its Summer Blooming Globes Of Star-Shaped White Sometimes Pinkish Flowers In Its Short-Stalked Round Clusters And Its Pairs Of Long, Grayish-Purple Leaves Which Grow Almost Horizontally. Unlike Most Ornamental Onions, This One Keeps Its Leaves While In Flower. However They All Lose Their Foliage Even In The Mildest Winters Climates. It Is Native To Central Asia Where It Grows In Well-Drained Soils.

“Allium Karataviense” Has Received The Royal Horticultural Society’s Award Of Garden Merit (Agm) Which Is For Plants Of Outstanding Excellence

This Perennial Thrives In Fertile, Well Drained Soil In Full Sun. Plant It In The Autumn And Keep It Well Watered Thought The Growing Season. Lift And Divide The Bulbs Only If They Become Crowded. Grow “Karataviense” As An Exclamation Point In The Garden. Be Sure To Plant Extra Since The Onion Works Well As Either A Fresh Or Dried Cut Flower.

Large Bulbs Plant 20 CM Deep 20 CM Apart 25 Per Square Metre. Small Bulbs Plant 10 CM Deep 10 CM Apart 100 Per Square Metre.