Plant allium bulbs from September to December. If needed, keep them in their open packets somewhere cool, dry and well ventilated until planting.
Fluffy, feathery and a whole lot of fun – the mauve-pink pom poms of Allium carolinianum 'Rosy Beauty' will be a tactile treat for your summer display! Look closely, and you’ll see those small but perfectly-proportioned umbels feature hundreds of starry florets, which will be a magnet to the bees and butterflies – making this variety well worthy of a place in any wildlife garden.
With modest height and a neat compact habit, the low-growing Allium carolinianum 'Rosy Beauty' will look just as good either basking in sunshine at the front of your borders, or sitting pretty in pots. One thing’s for sure, it will certainly add tonnes of texture to brighten up any planting scheme.
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Choose full sun or partial shade. Improve heavy soil with organic matter and horticultural grit. For containers, use peat-free multipurpose compost with good drainage.
Plant bulbs pointed side upwards, two to three times their own height deep. A slightly flattened side is perfectly normal and nothing to worry about.
Space small bulbs around 5cm apart. Larger bulbs need more room, generally around twice their own width apart, so their foliage and flowers can develop freely.
Water after planting if the soil is dry, then only when needed. After flowering, allow the foliage to die back naturally. Decorative seedheads can remain in place.
- Botanical name
- Allium carolinianum 'Rosy Beauty'
- Flower colour
- Pink
- Bulb size
- 6/+
- Established height
- 50-70cm
- Established spread
- 30-50cm
- Growing skill
- Easy to grow
- Habit
- Upright
- Hardiness
- Fully hardy
- Leaf colour
- Green
- Mouse resistant
- Yes
- Plant spacing
- 60 bulbs per m2
- Pollinator friendly
- Yes
- Position
- Sheltered
- Rabbit resistant
- Yes
- Scented
- No
- Soil acidity
- Any
- Soil moisture
- Free draining
- Soil type
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Loam
Sandy
Clay
Stony
Multipurpose compost - Suitable for
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Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Cut flower Gardens
Borders
Gravel gardens - Sunlight
- Full sun
- Toxicity
- Skin/eyes irritant
- Years to establish
- 1st year
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