Allium 'Red Eye'
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
Allium 'Red Eye' is an eye-catching, bulbous perennial that is sure to liven up any garden. This low-maintenance and versatile plant boasts stunning strap-shaped leaves with clusters of pink and white flowers that are accented by striking dark red eyes. Perfect for both ornamental gardens, Allium 'Red Eye' will reach heights of up to 60cm and produce its beautiful display of blooms from late spring to early summer. Not only quick to establish, it requires very little care and attention, making it the ideal addition to any outdoor space!
By spacing the Allium balsaticum 'Red Eye' bulbs adequately in groups, you’ll have the ideal pattern. Give your lilies and roses a special honour guard with Allium 'Red Eye', yet another example of the grace that flowering onions provide.
Key features
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Good for cutting
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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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Thrives well in full sun
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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 balsaticum 'Red Eye'
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Flower colour
Red, pink, white
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Bulb size
10/+
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Established height
50-70cm
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Established spread
20-30cm
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Plant spacing
36 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
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Position
Sheltered
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Suitable for
Large containers
Borders
Gravel gardens
Wildlife gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Cut flower gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
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Soil type
Loam
Sandy
Clay
Stony
Multipurpose 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 'Red Eye' 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 'Red Eye' 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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