Allium acuminatum NNS 01-2 A lovely and early summer species for the rock garden. Neat upright leaves and a tight umbel of up to 40 rose-purple flowers on 25-30cm stems. Naturally small bulbs FS/1st $4.00

Allium bodeanum Close to A. christophii, with its huge sperical umbel of large, starry, violet-purple flowers over broad, falcate, blue-green leaves. Creme de la creme! Limit of one per customer FS/1st $12.00

Allium aflatunense Dramatic, tall-growing species carrying a large spherical cluster of violetpurple florets almost all the way through spring. FS/1st $5.00

Allium crenulatum NNS 00-26 Delightful American species carrying dense clusters of broad-petalled, light pink flowers with deeper pink mid-veins In late spring. Striking grey-green, sickle-shaped leaves. FS/1st $5.00

Allium crispum NNS 02-16 Brilliant rose-red, bell-shaped flowers on 20cm stems in early summer. Similar to, but redder in flower colour than either A. peninsulare and A. dichlamydeum. FS/1st $4.00

Allium falcifolium NNS 02-18 Many dark burgundy-rose, narrow, urn-shaped flowers in clusters on squat, flattened stems. Strikingly glaucous, blue-green, sickle-shaped leaves spread prostrate on ground. FS/1st $4.00

Allium “Globemaster” One of the best hybrids with a massive spherical umbel of metallic aster-violet flowers on an 80cm long stem. Individual florets keep on replacing themselves producing a very long flowering period. FS/1st $12.00

Allium jesdianum A very beautiful and easy-going species from Afghanistan and Tadjikistan bearing large spherical umbels of bright purple florets on tall stems. One of the best new introductions. FS/1st $5.00

Allium karataviense A very ornamental plant with a large, tight ball of creamy-white to pink florets nestled between two broad, grey-green leaves. FS/1st $5.00

Allium oreophilum “Kugart “ We can only offer a few bulbs of this very beautiful species from Kirghizstan. Large dense umbels of magnolia-purple flowers on short stems over curved blue-green leaves. FS/1st $5.00

Allium peninsulare Striking urn-shaped flowers of rich amethyst-violet held in a loose umbel on 25cm stem. A prolific bloomer and a great new introduction to the late spring garden. FS/1st $4.00

Allium platycaule Rounded umbels off intense, metallic rose-violet flowers with dark anthers on short stems between two thick falcate leaves. A spectacular American ‘tumble weed’ species. FS/1st $5.00

Allium schubertii A rare and striking allium bearing a large, loosely spherical cluster of star-shaped florets in rose-pink as big as a soccer ball! Flower head has upwards to 200 florets, each on its own individual pedicel and these vary in length. The overall effect is like a frozen fireworks display. FS $15.00

Allium senescens spiral leaf form Spherical umbels of cup shaped lilac flowers on 15-20cm glaucous stems in mid to late summer. This late flowering, spiral leaved form is a great addition to the rock garden FS/1st $ 3.00

Allium uniflorum “Chris’ Dwarf” A beautiful dwarf form of this easy, but showy, American onion. It has gorgeous bright, lilac-pink flowers in large umbels on 20 cm stems over a very long period in spring. FS/1st $4.00