How to Plant Allium Bulbs + Best Allium Varieties for Your Garden!! // Northlawn Flower Farm
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- Опубліковано 11 чер 2022
- How to plant allium bulbs and the best allium varieties for your garden!
Most alliums are hardy in zones 3-8 and should be planted in the fall or early winter, after the first frost but before the ground freezes. Plant allium bulbs 2-3 times as deep as the bulb is tall, with space for 2-3 bulbs between each other. Plant them pointy side up in an area that receives full to part sun and has well-draining soil. Cover the bulbs back up with soil and water them in if the planting area is dry.
Allium foliage often starts to yellow before the plants bloom. When this happens, it's OK to remove the yellowing leaves to keep the area looking neat. Another option is to plant your alliums behind or amongst other perennials or annuals where the leaves will be hidden.
After blooming, you can either remove the seed heads or allow them to remain in the garden as a decorative accent. Note that some alliums, including Purple Sensation and Drumstick alliums, will usually set seed and self-sow. If you want to avoid this, make sure to remove the seed heads before they start dropping seeds. - Навчання та стиль
What a lovely showcase Danielle! My alliums have been quite the show offs this year! FYI- I love every drop of your content. You are one of the very few people I watch from start to finish. Thanks for sharing all of your beautiful things with us 💜💕
100% agree!
Planted these for the first time this year. I planted the tall purple ones. I didn’t expect much it being my first time planting them.
They sprouted, grew long stems with big beautiful purple balls. Now I want to plant hundreds of them 😁❤️
Where did you order it? Can u share the website pls I need to order some to plant behind hostas
@@CG-mb2iuI found some at my local Walmart
Walmart have them at the end of summer around september
So cool mine are coming to be planted can’t wait
I grew Schubertii for the first time this year - they were SPECTACULAR! I will never be without them from now on!!!
I also planted Schubertii this year. Neighbors were amazed at the uniqueness of their blooms. I will be planting more in the Fall.😃
This was my first year growing alliums & Ill definitely be addong more each year!
Love Alliums, definitely going to plant more next year. Your garden is looking beautiful and a credit to you. So enjoy your videos.
First year planting Alliums and I am so impressed, thank you for sharing
What a well done informative video ! I need more alliums. Thank you your gardens are lovely.
I love Alliums towering above 🌸💕🌸
Love the alliums!! Your garden is so beautiful!!
Oh my what a lovely setting you have all around the shooting of this beautiful video.
Love Alliums.
I love Alliums-I have them on my logo!
My love for Alliums started with Millennium and grew from there…😅
Thanks for the great video my friend 💜👍🏼
I’m going to add more of these to my garden. I love your videos 😍
Love your channel! Your garden is absolutely gorgeous 😍 ❤
I just planted alliums this winter and got my first flush of them this spring, I love them! I will be definitely adding more to my garden this fall. I posted many pics on IM and FB barraging about their majesty and benefits as I haven’t seen any moles this year digging through my yard! Love your channel and sweet Godly spirit. Hugs and love from Texas!
See how your favorite flowers grow, you'll be amazed, very
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Absolute wonderful job on all your beautiful flowers. I really enjoy your video's such a joy you and your garden are.
That was fabulous Danielle! I have alliuns of all variety in my garden and I will be adding more! Another favorite is Allium moly... the yellow spring bloomer.
Lovely video full of info! I’ll watch this again to make notes!
I love this channel. I always learn so much. Its like garden club on line!
I love my alliums 💝 so beautiful. I added them to my garden three years ago. I have dug up and divided a couple and have many new additions. I have also potted some of them up into planters for my decks.
But On this point., you had added acidanthera to your garden this year... I added them three years ago.., so last year I dug them up and I collected all the tiny corm babies. Brought them inside over the winter and replanted them thick this spring enmass in short trenches. And They are all popping up!., I now have thousands more of these wonderfully scented beauties to split up and divide, on top of the initial stand, which are all doing great.
Anyways., alliums! 😜 I have to spread mine out... I tend to clump everything together. But I love how yours are spread out amongst the gardens. I Will have to rethink my madness. 😂
Keep growing🌱🙏🏻
I think Alliums are one of my favorite or maybe my favorite period.
Love your videos. I always learn something new. 💚
Yep one of my new favorite flowers.
Lots of great tips. Thanks!
Such an underused plant!(including by me!😊). I need to incorporate more alliums!❤
Love them, thank you!
This was such a beautiful video your alliums are amazing and you have such a beautiful spirit I love watching all your videos. I spent so much money on Aliums this year but not one of them came up. I think I watered them too much and they all rotted. Oh well we live in learn right. Thanks again for your beautiful video and instruction. 💜💜💜
Awesome!!!!
Thanks Danielle 🌸💚🙃
Great video!!! I just started with alliums and love them too! I wish there was a true blue variety
That is one flower I never tried. I may try planting some this fall
I love Alliums too! I will try to plant the seeds and multiply them since they are pretty expensive in my country.
Regarding the yellowing foliage, how long does it need to be left on to gather energy for next year? Also, what about dividing them? Best to wait until fall?
Very informative! Could you possibly make a follow up video on dividing alliums?
This year I planted an allium that’s native to where I live in East Tennessee, the nodding onion (allium cernuum). It’s supposed to bloom in July so it will be interesting to see how it does.
Thanks for the video! Love your garden. I LOVE alliums! Have some planted 2 years ago and some just last Fall. I did notice my Globemaster alliums are noticeably smaller than last year say by about 1/3 and wonder if you’ve heard of this? Schubertii is also new this year and they are super interesting. My hair alliums planted last fall didn’t bloom at all. So I may need to plant more.
Great info tk u😊
Here in South Carolina, I tend to plant all my fall bulbs including allium in winter time around Christmas & New Year's. (The only thing that doesn't really work for me is tulips--not enough chill hours for the regular varieties so I have to grow species tulips.) Late winter planting means I have less trouble with rodents unearthing bulbs and I also can take advantage of the 50-70% off clearance sales.
Danielle, I love you and your beautiful gardens. I've learned so much from your videos. You have such a pleasant voice and a positive attitude. One question. Do you plant tulips as cut flowers or do you let them winter over. Your tulips are so beautiful. I like the way you group different varieties together. I planted alliums last year for the first time and only one bloomed our of 6. I purchased them at Lowes and the fault may be mine. I will plant the next ones deeper. The one that bloomed was blue. The variety is Persian Blue. The globe was about 2.5". I saved the seed and will sow them back around the original planting to see what happens. However, I plan to order bulbs from Longfield gardens for the coming year. Your videos inspire me. I am 82 and have a gardener to help me now as it is not as easy as it used to be but together we are having fun and making beautiful gardens..
Love, love, love allium! I added a little blue one last year and it’s so cute, and true blue. But my favorite is drumstick allium. They bloom late and the pollinators adore them. I ordered a Few Red Mohican to try for next year. And the short squat ones actually have really pretty, wide leaves that look good for a long time.
What was the true blue variety you grew? I am looking for a true blue one 😀
@@rphjacobs9197 When I googled “blue allium” the variety “caeruleum” came up and I’m pretty sure that’s it. It’s smaller than most, so I planted in clusters for more of an impact. They’d get lost otherwise, but I’m hoping they’ll bulk up over time.
@@rphjacobs9197 allium caeruleum, its a rather small species but true blue flowers
@@kingonyx2195 thank you!! 😀
@@emkn1479 thank you so much for your response 😃
Your garden is so beautiful Danielle. Thanks for highlighting the allium. I would like to plant more of these in my garden too.🌷
Love your videos, detailed and informative. Please let me know what are the two white allium varieties? Thanks.
I was buy from Lowe’s. Put in the pot. And the start. Ruttin. ( oh. They have a lot sun ( North Florida ). Very litgh loose. Soil. And. Nithing work
They look so pretty! What do they smell like?
I just got some Alliums at Lowes , they are Proven Winners & they are called Serendipity.. they are cute .. but I want the big tall ones .
Love all alliums. Planted drumsticks one’s severs years ago but they did not come back. Not sure why?
I wanna buy some for the fall
I’m only zone 6 but the few I planted last year did not make it through winter… maybe too shady a spot. Will try again in full sun.
It is June 8 now and I have some decorative allium that have grown into scapes (?) and they are not changing. They are just staying the same size. The leaves are starting to yellow and die back. Should I wait to see what happens to them or should I cut them back? I don't know what kind they are, unfortunately.
What is that beautiful light purple flower next to your atropurpureum? I love your videos!
Hi friend! The atropurpureum in the first clip has catmint planted in front of it. Later in the video I have a mix of atropurpureum with verbena.
I so wish i could grow them in FL9b. I’ve tried a few varieties but no dice.
Danielle - I love to watch all of your videos - thank you for sharing your garden wisdom and inspiration! I have tried alliums of different types for the last two years. I finally got one to bloom this year - shubertii - and I love it but don’t understand my lack of success with alliums in general. They sprout but either send up a bit that wild and dies, or just turn yellow and die without sending up bloom stalks - what could I be doing wrong? I am an intermediate gardener and am usually successful with plants and all other bulbs - daffodils, tulips, crocus - bloom fine.
Hi Gail! I'm so sorry to hear that. Are you in a very warm zone? 9 or 10? Any chance the area where they are planted is holding water? Are the bulbs from a bulb supplier?
@@NorthlawnFlowerFarm I should have said - I am in coastal Massachusetts - 6B, yes all bulbs from popular catalogues, and I have tried them in several areas- do they like it very dry?
It looks like they can tolerate a lot of shade ?
I planted Purple Sensation and Sicilian Honey Garlic last fall! Love them both! I'm having trouble with the stems on the honey garlic though. Most grew along the ground before growing vertical. I'm wondering if maybe I didn't plant them deep enough? Do you have any insight? They are so interesting and I love seeing the bees disappear inside them and pop back out. 😍
Hi Cheryl! Many of mine did that also, and I noticed other comments with the same sentiment. I will ask my friend at Longfield and let you know what I find out!
Oh wow those honey garlic ones sure sound interesting. I’ve never heard of those before.
Any chance plant them now in uk ?bought them on sale .thank. U 😊
Alliums are gorgeous but in my last property I had no success (apparently they need a cold spell) so I am currently growing Elephant Garlic as a perennial. A much cheaper option.
When I opened the allium bags, some bulbs broke into pieces, is that ok? Can still plant them all?
Where can I get the ones like have I can fine some but like you I live in 7b when should I plant them. Since I lost my grandson in aug19i stay so upset I need help will do your where you start your seeds again
Hi Danielle, have you got any tips on how best to dry them? It’s my first year of growing alliums and the flowers are gone but the heads are still nice to look at. I was just going to leave them till they dry but now I’m wondering if I should cut them and dry them inside. Thanks!
Hi friend! Thank you for this great question! It depends on what you want them to look like dried. If you want them to be purple I would pick just as the color starts to fade. Still purple- but not fresh and full of moisture. You can hang dry or my mom will sometimes dry them by letting them sit in a shallow vase of water and as the water evaporates the heads gradually dry. I like to pick mine green and hang dry. You can pick brown also, but they sometimes shed alot of seed in that stage. I hope that helps!
I cannot find any mention of where you are gardening. I am presuming you are American from your accent. Do your planting instructions apply worldwide? Thank you
Looking for video with allium house ,where can I find , it took my breath!
I have had Perennial alliums two years now they have come up very nice doubled in quantity and I had plenty of balls this year 2023. The blades are coming up there about 12 inches tall, but there are no stems with flowers on it. Can you tell me what is going on somebody help
Beautiful plants! Is the oniony smell very strong in arrangements? Considering them for cutting.
Hi friend! I don't personally think they smell. If anyone thinks so please let us know!
@@NorthlawnFlowerFarm Great! Thanks!
I have several allium questions:
Wondering how to transplant them if they were grown in a pot or somewhere you would like to change? Also Wondering the best way to find out which kind self seed?
Hi Cynthia! I moved some over from our old garden. It should be okay to move them anytime after blooming up until the ground freezes. Or you could let them die back in the pots and then plant the bulbs in their permanent location in the late fall. They are very forgiving. Purple sensation is the main one people mention seeds aggressively. I hope that helps!
@@NorthlawnFlowerFarm awesome thanks 😀😀🌸🌸
thanks for great info what was he name of that beautiful white one?
Allium nigrum. It's beautiful and blooms later!
I have lots of allium! Such showstoppers!...And the deer don't like them...
Have you ever done anything with the seed? Grown it indoors? Planted them in the garden? Mine aren’t really spreading on their own.
Hi Deanna! I read an article by Monty Don on spreading purple sensation by seed. I believe he shook the brown seed heads where he wanted them to establish.
I just bought 10 bulbs on a garden festival last week. Can I plant them already now or do I have to wait until fall?
Hi friend! I would wait until the fall💗
Do you have any recommendations or reservations about blue alliums?
Hi Kathryn! I have never seen one in person. Sounds beautiful though!!
Are are allium seed, bulb or both?
I planted mines in fall and they just starting to pop up.
I have a problem with critters eating bulbs. Good to know they aren’t appealing to squirrels.
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Where are people buying their allium bulbs? A fair number of mine seem to grow for a few years and then don't come back. I suspect the bulb rots in the clay soil. Always looking for new suppliers
Where are you from? What’s your accent? ❤
And I was worried if they smelled, they didnt at all!
It feels strange knowing that these flowers are attached to onions.
Nah. What’s strange is that humans don’t seem to know how anything naturally occurs or works because they only see things like onions in stores now.
Where do you get your alliums from?
Hi! I get them from Longfield Gardens.
@@NorthlawnFlowerFarm thank you! I just placed an order.
They need perfect growing conditions. Not easy to grow.
You talk through your nose
She's trying so hard to smile but it doesn't match to her true eyes, JUST BE REAL MY DEAR.
unnecessary comment. Leave people be.
Nice video! It's funny how like 10 years ago you never really heard anyone talking about these flowers. Now it's exploded with popularity. The schubertii really is the best looking firework allium! I also like growing some of the smaller ones like allium moly and cowanii for cut arrangements in the smaller jars. There is an allium variety I grew for the first time last year called summer drummer and it grew 6 ft tall!! I'll send you a Pic on Instagram.