Allium nigrum (multibulbosum)

A native of Southern Europe, where it grows in fields and limestone rock. Greeny-black ovaries in the centre of each floret provide the reason for the name, though the suggestion of blackness in the name somehow does not sit so well on what is otherwise a creamy white flower! The flower head shape is less rounded and more flattened and they are easily grown in sunny well-drained soils with a dry summer rest.

Planting Instructions

Plant with 3-4" (8-10cm) of soil over the Allium nigrum (multibulbosum) bulb in a sunny well drained soil about 4-6" (10-15 cm) apart where they will get a dry summer rest. Dot them about informally, perhaps with purple Gladioli or Cow parsley?

Plant Details

Flowers       June
Height          24" (60cm)
Hardy