Allium basalticum 'Silverspring'
- Product number: 734537.1
- Origin: Middle East
- Latin: Allium basalticum
This ornamental onion immediately caught the eye: full umbels with silvery-white florets, the pistil ripens from green to dark violet and the 5 lilac filaments follow the 5 petals. The remarkable scent is reminiscent of sweet liquorice! This 1999 selection from Allium multibulbosum was discovered by Dr. Rina Kamenetsky of the Israeli Langa Space Center. It blooms in June at a height of 60-90 cm.
Ornamental onions (or Ornamental Garlic) are very popular! They bloom from May, a time when garden chairs can be brought outside!
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Latin: Allium basalticum
Dutch: Dropjes-Ui (Liquorice Onion)
English: Allium
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- Flower colour: Silvery-white florets with lilac stamens
- Average growth height: 60 to 90 cm
- Bulb / tuber size: 9/10
- Attractive to insects:
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
- Winter hardy: Forst hardy
- Origin: Middle East
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Allium basalticum
- Dutch: Licorice Drops UI
- Also known as: N/A
- English: Allium
