I've not heard of this combination before, but I don't see why not! It sounds like a good idea.

Combining different bulbs in a single planting/spot is not uncommon, and of course, it's not really the same spot, but just very close to each other.

My late flowering tulips are just finishing and my alliums started about a week or so ago. So I have maybe a week and a half where there in bloom together. So make sure the tulips say late blooming.

Mark

It depends on the Alliums and how much space you are talking about. If it is something like Purple Sensation or one of the other medium ones you will probably be fine. Just keep in mind that any of the giganteum or really large ones like 'Globemaster' have really big leaves that may interfere a bit with the tulips.

I don't have alliums yet. I do have tulips and I am planning to add more. If I remember correctly, the flowers are done about 2 weeks ago. What I am seeing now are just healthy leaves and stalks.

So are my tulips a good candidate for "late blooming" version?

Which allium cultivar should I buy? I love those really big blue globes.

Sorry I didn't read the post correctly. If you were growing them in the same hole to bloom at different times early or mid season tulips would be what you want. I'm growing the small headed alliums with the smaller leaves, so I imagine the two would work well together.I've seen it done in pots with crocus, daffs, and tulips all planted at different depths and blooming at different times.. Excellent Idea!! I'll try a test hole this fall and see how it works in the spring.

Yup, you got it thorn grower. That's what I wanted to do.

March's crocus/daffodils
April-May's tulips
June's Allium

That would be an awesome show :)D

Oh, here in Adams Street in Chicago downtown(near Sears Tower), all the tulips were pulled but I wasn't sure if they also pulled the bulbs. I wasn't there. What they did last night was planting red flowering annuals.

Did they pull it? I didn't see any stems showing above dirt.

If the tulip foliage is gone then I expect that the plant and bulb were pulled and probably composted. Many landscapers plant new tulip bulbs each fall rather than letting the foliage grow and feed the bulb for bloom the next year.

the small allium.. make a clump of bulbs .... so tightly packed.. that i doubt anything below would be able to grow up thru them .... couple thousand bulbs in a softball sized glob ... though they are planted much shallower than a tulip ...

the giant allium??? .... most likely is planted near the same depth as a tulip.. i see two bigger bulbs fighting for the same water ... and food ...

so noo... i do not see them co-habitating in .... as the title says .. the "same spot" ....

if you meant the same general area.. knock yourself out..

ken

I have tulips and alliums planted and they’re amazing! I have a selection of early and late flowering tulips, then allium purple sensation and then globemaster. I only have a few of globemaster so can get away with having their leaves. Also globemaster are v perennial and have actually doubled since last year. I am now thinking of adding more bulbs like dahlias or crocosmia to have a longer show. Maybe even begonias Or lillies. Watch this space

As far as the public tulips in the street displays in Chicago. I remember reading some years ago that they pull them out completely. But then they made them available to give away to people who want to replant them. I don't recall the details and I don't know if they did that this year.