In most cases you will want to fertilize your allium bulb planting site with bulb food to ensure that the bulbs are properly established.
Tiny allium bulbs.
Plant the bulbs 6 8 inches deep and about 8 inches apart in the fall.
When planting make sure that the bulbs are planted with the pointy end up.
Late spring or early summer.
For best results we recommend planting your allium bulbs just over twice as deep as the height of the bulb and about 5 or 6 inches apart.
How to plant your allium bulbs.
Allium flower bulbs unique globe shaped blooms are made up of hundreds of tiny flowers allium also called ornamental onion is one of the most interesting blooms in the spring and summer garden.
One of the most common species of allium persian flowering onion produces a 4 5 inch diameter ball of vivid violet purple flowers.
Native to north america allium cernuum is a lovely summer flowering bulb with loose nodding umbels of tiny bell shaped pink to lilac or even white flowers.
Each erect stem produces up to 30 flowers.