Allium Nutans

Heads of numerous pale purple to blue/mauve star shaped flowers open in summer, the flat, nodding green leaves which give the plant its common name having a mild onion/garlic flavour. Flowering in July and August, this lovely flower can also give added excitement to salads or egg and cheese dishes. In the wild it is native to Siberia, European Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Xizang (Tibet) and Xinjiang where it grows in wet meadows and other damp locations.