Giant Globe Flower Bulbs

5 dark purple allium bulbs blooming onion perennial garden flower fall bulbs that make giant round purple flowers.

Giant globe flower bulbs.

Burpee allium giganteum 3 large flowering fall bulbs for planting purple 4 1 out of 5 stars 12. Get it as soon as wed oct 7. The flowers can grow as big as a soccer ball and the stalks can get as high as 3 1 2 feet. Usually ships within 2 to 3 weeks.

Giant alliums are grown from their giant bulbs which can be purchased at most nurseries or even online. Allium holds its stunning bloom high above the foliage adding whimsy and drama to any planting beds. It s hard to believe this stunning flower is a close relative of the onion. Sometimes called flowering onions we think the moniker doesn t do globemaster any justice.

Properly located globeflowers in the garden. Shaped like a ball a goblet or a globe flowers in the garden bloom on stems rising above the foliage in shades of yellow and orange. Of course they re astonishing in an arrangement any onion scent dissipates quickly. An allium flower head is a cluster of individual florets.

Also due to its impressive size and color the. The colossal round flower heads are up to a foot across. With hundreds of species available in the onion family it is quite easy to have blooming alliums every season in the garden. What s more this allium holds the petals on the flowers after blooming so it makes a spectacular addition.

A group of deep purple globemaster or gladiator alliums is a real eye catcher especially when planted with white or pink peonies delphiniums or tall. The overall shape may be round oval or cascading and the flower color may be white yellow pink purple or blue. Get it as soon as fri oct 2. These plants grow happily near a pond or in a damp woodland in usda plant hardiness zones 3 7.

The majestic gladiator allium is a fall planted flower bulb that blooms from late spring into early summer. A prized ornamental its blooms regularly reach 10 across and its luminous color seems to shift. Finely textured foliage of growing globeflowers has a mounding habit. 10 dark purple allium bulbs blooming onion flowering perennial garden flower 3 5 out of 5 stars 19.

Like all alliums gladiator is best planted in clumps of 10 or more bulbs to create a stunning and unusual effect in the late spring garden. Bloom time is early to mid june. Van zyverden 87126 allium globemaster set of 1 bulbs 22 cm lavendar. The color is lovely too and many gardeners use these unique blooms in various ways.

Bloom time is early to mid june. The tallest and most architectural alliums have huge globe shaped flowerheads on 3 to 4 foot stems. Heights also vary with some flower stalks as short as 5 inches and others as tall as 4. 3 0 out of 5 stars 10.

In the garden these globe like flowers have a look that s both regal and playful. Gladiator alliums will produce sweet scented globe like flowers of up to 6 inches in diameter.