Allium 'Lucky Balloons'
Allium 'Lucky Balloons'
Allium 'Lucky Balloons'
Allium 'Lucky Balloons'
Allium 'Lucky Balloons'

Allium 'Lucky Balloons'

Allium 'Lucky Balloons'

3 bulbs — £7.65

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Orders placed before 1 September 2024
You can expect your order in September 2024

Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2024
You can expect your order in October 2023

Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2024
You can expect your order within 10 business days

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Description

If you're game for creating an amazing allium display, you'll hit the jackpot with Allium 'Lucky Balloons'. Unlike most alliums, one bulb produces multiple stems which are each topped with a large globe flowerheadthe overall effect is every bit as joyous as a bunch of balloons! You'll be feeling fortuitous indeed when these beauties burst into bloom in late spring and, with incredibly nectar-rich blooms, the bees will be delighted, too.

You can create an effortlessly impressive display in borders or large pots with Allium 'Lucky Balloons' They’re sturdy in habit and generous in terms of flower size and number of stems. Typical of most alliums, they're fully hardy, reliable and require very little of your input once planted. Use Allium 'Lucky Balloons' to elevate a display combined with lower-growing late spring/early summer plants, ornamental grasses or as a partner with contrasting alliums, such as Allium cristophii or Allium 'Mount Everest'.

Key features

  • Good for cutting

  • Perfect for pots

  • Comes back every year

  • Attractive to wildlife

  • Loved by pollinators

  • Packed in paper bags

  • Low maintenance

  • Fully hardy

  • Rodent resistant

Specs & details

  • Botanical name

    Allium 'Lucky Balloons®'

  • Flower colour

    Soft purple, pink

  • Bulb size

    16/18

  • Established height

    50-60cm

  • Established spread

    10-20cm

  • Plant spacing

    30 bulbs per m2

  • Leaf colour

    Green

  • Habit

    Upright

  • Life cycle

    Perennial

  • Hardiness

    Fully hardy

  • Years to establish

    1st year

  • Sunlight

    Full sun
    Partial shade

  • Position

    Sheltered

  • Suitable for

    Large containers
    Borders
    Gravel gardens
    Coastal gardens
    Cottage gardens
    Low maintenance gardens
    Cut flower Gardens
    Wildlife gardens

  • Soil acidity

    Any

  • Soil moisture

    Free draining

  • Soil type

    Loam
    Sandy
    Stony
    Multipurpose compost
    Loam-based compost

  • Growing skill

    Easy to grow

  • Scented

    No

  • Pollinator-friendly

    Yes

  • Mouse resistant

    Yes

  • Rabbit resistant

    Yes

  • Deer resistant

    Yes

  • Toxicity

    Skin/eyes irritant

Plant calendar

JanFebMarAprMayJuneJulyAugSepOctNovDec
  • Planting
  • Flowering

Useful information

    • Plant your Allium 'Lucky Balloons' bulbs from mid to late autumn;

    • Plant in borders or containers in sun or partial shade;

    • Plant your bulbs two to three times as deep as the bulb is high;

    • Space the bulbs about twice the bulb diameter apart;

    • Place the Allium 'Lucky Balloons' bulbs with the pointed side facing upwards.

    Read all Allium planting & care instructions

  • Orders placed before 1 September 2024
    You can expect your order in September 2024

    Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2024
    You can expect your order in October 2024

    Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2024
    You can expect your order within 10 business days

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