Allium 'Arctic Snow'
Orders placed before 1 September 2024
You can expect your order in August/September
Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2024
You can expect your order in September/October
Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2024
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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Description
Allium 'Arctic Snow' is a recently introduced allium cultivar—and it is outrageously wonderful! In its make-up, it is quite different from most other kinds. It looks its absolute best in late spring/early summer. Half of its green-centred, white flowers are clasped quite close to the centre. The rest—and the majority—zoom out on long, vibrant pale green stalks, rather like a firework display. It is magnificent, and much more interesting than any run-of-the-mill allium. At maturity, the heads are almost completely spherical. Half the height is in the stem, while half is in the head itself. Silvered, the heads make wonderful indoor dried decorations for Christmas.
This allium is good for beds, borders and containers—but remember that the bulbs of Allium schubertii 'Arctic Snow' are quite large, so beware of planting them too close: to be seen at their best, the flowers need air around them. We recommend planting the bulbs 20-30cm apart. This way, both you—and all the pollinating insects that will come to visit the flowers—will have unhindered views and access.
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 schubertii 'Arctic Snow'
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Flower colour
White
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Bulb size
14/+
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Established height
30-50cm
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Established spread
20-30cm
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Plant spacing
25 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
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Position
Sheltered
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Suitable for
Borders
Coastal gardens
Cottage gardens
Cut flower gardens
Gravel gardens
Large containers
Low maintenance gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
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Soil type
Loam
Loam-based compost
Multipurpose compost
Sandy
Stony -
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 'Arctic Snow' 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 'Arctic Snow' bulbs with the pointed side facing upwards.
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Orders placed before 1 September 2024
You can expect your order in September 2024Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2024
You can expect your order in October 2024Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2024
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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