Can anyone recommend an easy Allium for me?
Preferably colourful (red or purple) and 2-3 ft in height.

When should Allium's be planted and how do they stand up to slugs and
other pests?
Do they deter cats at all?

f1capsicum wrote:
Can anyone recommend an easy Allium for me?
Preferably colourful (red or purple) and 2-3 ft in height.

They're all easy. In your height range, Allium aflatunense is pink,
albopilosum is sort of pale lavenderish; giganteum gets to four feet
and is sort of mauve. The small ones are very nice, too.

When should Allium's be planted and how do they stand up to slugs
and
other pests?

Autumn; they seem pretty tough, pest-wise -- beware of the same
things as for onions. But they don't like being overshadowed, and
will die out under those conditions -- or they have for me, anyhow..

Do they deter cats at all?

Not in my experience.

--
Mike.

Thanks for the responce

Do you (or anyone else) have any experience of Allium sphaerocephalum.
This is one I'm thining of trying.

On 6/7/05 11:44, in article , "Mike Lyle"
wrote:

f1capsicum wrote:
Can anyone recommend an easy Allium for me?
Preferably colourful (red or purple) and 2-3 ft in height.

They're all easy. In your height range, Allium aflatunense is pink,
albopilosum is sort of pale lavenderish; giganteum gets to four feet
and is sort of mauve. The small ones are very nice, too.

When should Allium's be planted and how do they stand up to slugs
and
other pests?

Autumn; they seem pretty tough, pest-wise -- beware of the same
things as for onions. But they don't like being overshadowed, and
will die out under those conditions -- or they have for me, anyhow..

Do they deter cats at all?

Not in my experience.

Globe Master is good - lovely purply colour, nice large flower heads.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

"Mike Lyle" wrote in message
...
f1capsicum wrote:
Can anyone recommend an easy Allium for me?
Preferably colourful (red or purple) and 2-3 ft in height.

They're all easy. In your height range, Allium aflatunense is pink,

aflatunense 'Purple Sensation' is very deep and vivid while the normal
species is a very pleasing chive mauve.
Indeed simple chives have lovely flowers and look great at the edge of a bed
even if they are a bit small for you.

christophii is smallish (less than 2 feet) but the flower heads are huge and
long lasting.

albopilosum is sort of pale lavenderish; giganteum gets to four feet
and is sort of mauve. The small ones are very nice, too.

I love the look of giganteum.


When should Allium's be planted and how do they stand up to slugs
and
other pests?

Autumn; they seem pretty tough, pest-wise -- beware of the same
things as for onions. But they don't like being overshadowed, and
will die out under those conditions -- or they have for me, anyhow..

Do they deter cats at all?

Not in my experience.

--
Mike.