This tall, distinguished and attractive species from Xinjiang, Mongolia, Kazakstan and southern Russia has compact spherical umbels of yellow pom-pom flowers on strangely curled and twisted stems in early summer. Indeed, some people cannot believe it is an ornamental onion. ... Learn More

Sizeable, truly impressive heads of deep purplish pink flowers display darker mid veins on this beautiful, sweetly scented flower. This is one of the very best and really valuable alliums. Few seeds collected. RHS Award of Garden Merit. ... Learn More

Attractive rounded heads of green-white flowers open from June to August on thick inflated stems. A rare and very lovely plant, originally collected from the Pskem range and Akbulak valley in Uzbekistan by the late great Plant Hunter Jim Archibald with his wife Jenny. It has also apparently been sold as A.cepa 'Kew White'. Few good seeds. ... Learn More

Flowering in June, ample heads of pure white flowers have red veins running down the backs of the tepals, and although this is sometimes confused with Allium tuberosum it is not weedy or agressive. A beautiful, early flowering, clump forming variety, which is native to Siberia, China and Kazakhstan, and is very showy in beds, borders or rock gardens. ... Learn More

These edible violet flowers attract bees and butterflies, and are often used in ornamental dry bouquets. It is native to Europe, Asia and North America, indeed it is the only species of allium native to both the New and the Old Worlds. ... Learn More

In May and June this amazing plant bears the largest flowers of all of the allium family with the absolutely enormous 12 to 18 inch heads producing hundreds of rose-pink flowers on stems of different lengths! When the flowers die they are replaced by huge, beach-ball-sized seed heads of radiating stems resembling an exploding firework, which make the most impressive dried flowers. This plant is perfect for front borders or large pots and containers. ... Learn More

An unusual ornamental onion with thin, strap-like foliage that tends to twist. It produces up to thirty, large, dense, long-lasting pink or lilac flowers on numerous stems in mid to late summer. ... Learn More

This quite unique, summer-flowering plant has straight, slender stems, topped by egg-shaped flower heads as opposed to the usual conical sphere, that start off completely chartreuse-green before turning maroon-claret at the tip and finally becoming overall deep reddish purple. Flowering begins in of July, much later than most purple and lavender alliums and last for many weeks. ... Learn More

Large, globular clusters of yellow-eyed, starry white flowers open on long, strong stems in early summer over short-leaved rosettes of strap-shaped, grey-green leaves. One of the larger alliums ideal for a mixed border. ... Learn More

In early summer large, dense clusters of lavender/purple flowers, which look amazingly like lollipops, open above dark green narrow leaves and it is a good choice for attracting butterflies to your garden. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage and it makes an excellent cut flower. ... Learn More

In spring large heads of pinkish-lilac flowers open on this vigorous plant which is one of the most commonly grown Californian species, where in the wild it grows in moist grasslands. As a landscape bulb as it multiplies rapidly, making colourful spring drifts. ... Learn More

This native wild flower grows in damp woods and shady places, and bears in spring loose umbels of up to twenty pretty, white, star-like flowers. This is a really useful plant for naturalizing in woods and shady spots which, given half a chance, it will eventually carpet completely. The unmistakable sweet smell of garlic is often the first thing you will sense before you see it in the spring! ... Learn More

A lovely mid-sized allium bearing round umbels of purple-blue flowers in spring and early summer. A lovely specimen, best in good soil in a well-drained spot where it self-seeds gently if you are lucky! ... Learn More

Allium 'White Giant,' commonly referred to as White Giant Ornamental Onion, commands attention with its stately presence in gardens. As a member of the Amaryllidaceae family, this hybrid cultivar is renowned for its imposing height, spherical flower heads, and pristine white blooms, creating a regal and striking display. The hallmark of 'White Giant' lies in its impressive flower heads, which consist of numerous star-shaped, pure white blooms. These blossoms are tightly packed into large, spherical umbels, creating a bold visual impact. Rising above the foliage on strong, upright stems, the ... Learn More

Large, chalice-shaped, deep pink-violet-purple blooms are packed together, and open in dense umbels in June and July. The large spherical heads of flowers, all with pointed petals, produce the famed ‘exploding firework’ effect. In the wild these plants grow in Xinjiang, also in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan..... gosh what a lot of stans!! ... Learn More