Purple Sensation Allium
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Comments (4)So I guess I have to either move them back even more or to get rid of them... Or perhaps go ahead and cut the leaves back as they die off. I'm surprised that your other perenials don't get high enough to hide the foliage -- the foliage seems to wilt down to the ground quite quickly once they begin to die off....See MoreNo bloom 2nd year Allium schubertii???
Comments (4)Did you by chance let them go to seed? Alliums that go to seed will use up energy stored in the bulb. Unfortunately, a lot of alliums seem to start producing seed on the flowerhead while it's still in bloom, so to truly prevent seeding you have to sacrifice the last bit of bloom. Don't cut off the stem (it's photosynthetic); just cut off the flower head just below the top to prevent seeding. Aside from that, make sure they are in full sun and good soil etc... that's all stuff you probably already know. From my understanding alliums are pretty drought-tolerant but that often means they don't do well with too much water. Was last year perhaps unusually wet? Maybe the bulbs or roots were attacked by nematodes or started to rot....See MorePlant alliums as a cluster?
Comments (6)Contrary to the previous poster's opinion I would plant all your 7 Purple Sensations as a one cluster. You'll have a good display the very first year vs 1-2 'no impact' alliums here and there. Yes, they multiply and seed pretty freely, so after the second growing season you'll have enough to divide and move to another areas. Beware that PS foliage dies and look very ratty well before it start flowering, so you may want to plant them where it will be hided. In a picture below (mid-May), dying foliage of alliums is hided by still good looking foliage of daffodils that were planted in a same hole, but bloomed much earlier. Same spot three weeks before (you may see alliums flower heads between daffs):...See MorePurple Sensation Allium
Comments (11)5 out of 10 of my beauties are completely or almost completely open=:) The other 4 aren't far behind. The runt didn't do anything, the poor thing. What an awesome sight. Just like a bunch of fireworks ! I'm so glad I read about them on here and ordered them. Is there a difference in the flowers that come up from seed? Would you recommend letting the bulb multiply instead? Will I have more of them next year, or will it take a while? Have everyone else's opened yet?...See Morerobert567
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