Allium collection 'Abbey Road'
Allium collection 'Abbey Road'

Allium collection 'Abbey Road'

Allium collection 'Abbey Road'

10 bulbs — £6.50

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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

We are honoured to be the official supplier of one of the most famous and dedicated Allium cultivators in the Netherlands. Each year we visit the fields and select the most exclusive and rare Allium varieties available to offer these Allium bulbs to discerning gardeners like you. We can definitely say we are an Allium specialist. Our 'Abbey Road' collection consists of Allium multibulbosum 'Nigrum' combined with the deep red Allium atropurpureum.

Allium multibulbosum 'Nigrum' is known for its unusual flower shape. The Allium flower spikes are being exposed from the stem rather than the ball shaped flower you normally would see with alliums. 

Allium atropurpureum has smaller dark red to almost purple blooms. The dark red blooms are a true eye catcher.

Combining Allium multibulbosum 'Nigrum' and Allium atropurpureum creates a delicate and elegant look to your garden in the early summer. Excellent for naturalizing and bees and butterflies love them!

Each 'Abbey Road' collection package contains:

  • 5 x Allium multibulbosum 'Nigrum'
  • 5 x Allium atropurpureum

Abbey Road is a road in north west London that houses one of the world's most famous recording studios, as well the famous Beatles zebra crossing.

Key features

  • Good for cutting

  • Farmer Gracy exclusive

  • Comes back every year

  • Attractive to wildlife

  • Loved by pollinators

  • Thrives well in full sun

  • Packed in paper bags

  • Low maintenance

  • Fully hardy

  • Rodent resistant

Specs & details

  • Botanical name

    Allium collection 'Abbey Road'

  • Flower colour

    Purple, white, near-black

  • Bulb size

    Top size

  • Established height

    70cm-1m

  • Established spread

    20-30cm

  • Plant spacing

    80 bulbs per m2

  • Leaf colour

    Green

  • Habit

    Upright

  • Life cycle

    Perennial

  • Hardiness

    Fully hardy

  • Years to establish

    1st year

  • Sunlight

    Full sun

  • Position

    Sheltered

  • Suitable for

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

  • Soil acidity

    Any

  • Soil moisture

    Free draining

  • Soil type

    Loam
    Sandy
    Clay
    Stony
    Multipurpose 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 collection 'Abbey Road' 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 collection 'Abbey Road' 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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