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Allium senescens Blue Eddy
The plant likes full sun. Suitable for the rock garden or portable containers.
In a pot, water after the substrate has dried out. When placing in a rock garden, water at your own discretion.
The plant is frost hardy.
This is a very ornamental bulb plant with pinkish-purple flowers and slightly curled leaves.
Allium senescens Blue Eddy, often referred to as ornamental garlic or Blue Eddy, is an ornamental bulbous perennial with an ornamental appearance. It belongs to the garlic family and is popular for its decorative foliage and graceful inflorescences.
It forms dense clumps of narrow, grey-green to blue-green leaves. These undulate slightly and take on elongated, narrow growth forms. The plant is a typical bulbous plant.
In late summer, rounded inflorescences with small, pale pink to purple flowers appear above the leaves.
It prefers sunny or semi-shaded sites with well-drained soil. It can be lightly fertilised at your discretion. Can be placed in rockeries, dry walls, perennial beds or for growing as a solitary plant. Suitable for combining with other perennials such as stitchwort, lavender or sage.