Allium 'Lucky Balloons'
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 flowerhead—the 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
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Good for cutting
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Perfect for pots
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Comes back every year
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Attractive to wildlife
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Loved by pollinators
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Packed in paper bags
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Low maintenance
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Fully hardy
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Rodent resistant
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Allium 'Lucky Balloons®'
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Flower colour
Soft purple, pink
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Bulb size
16/18
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Established height
50-60cm
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Established spread
10-20cm
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Plant spacing
30 bulbs per m2
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Leaf colour
Green
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Habit
Upright
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Life cycle
Perennial
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Hardiness
Fully hardy
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Years to establish
1st year
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Sunlight
Full sun
Partial shade -
Position
Sheltered
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Suitable for
Large containers
Borders
Gravel gardens
Coastal gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Cut flower Gardens
Wildlife gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
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Soil type
Loam
Sandy
Stony
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost -
Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
No
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Pollinator-friendly
Yes
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Mouse resistant
Yes
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Rabbit resistant
Yes
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Deer resistant
Yes
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Toxicity
Skin/eyes irritant
Plant calendar
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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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.
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Orders placed before 1 September 2025
You can expect your order in September 2025Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2025
You can expect your order in October 2025Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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