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Allium 'Bobblehead'

Plant type

perennial

size

  • H: 24"-32"
  • W: 12"-24"

planting zones

  • 4a-9a

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Allium 'Bobblehead' plant details

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Allium 'Bobblehead' has extra large heads up to 3.5 inches wide of pale lavender flowers atop blue-green foliage with a twist to each leaf. The flowers bloom over a long period in midsummer. Ornamental onions provide a flower display unlike most other perennials with numerous small florets held in delightful spheres that are useful for contrasting with other flower shapes in the garden. Awesome in the rock or herb garden, in mass plantings (even as a ground cover), at the front of the border, in containers, and in the vase. This is a non-bulbous cultivar that blooms in summer. Attracts bees and butterflies. Deer and rabbit resistant.

Gardening facts about Allium 'Bobblehead' plant

How to Grow Allium 'Bobblehead'

  • Sun Exposure

    • sun - mostly sun
  • Water Needs

    • regular - drought tolerant
  • Soil Needs

    • adaptable
    • average
    • lean
    • well-drained
    • rich
  • Special Situation

    • verticillium wilt resistant

Features

  • Foliage Color

    • blue
  • Flower Color

    • pink
    • lavender
  • Wildlife

    • bees
    • butterflies
    • deer resistant
    • rabbit resistant
  • Flower Season

    • fall
    • summer
  • Foliage Season

    • deciduous
  • Texture

    • grassy

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Plant Type

Perennial, Bulb / Corm / Tuber

Zones

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Size

Height: 18"-24"

Width: 12"-18"

  • sun - dappled shade
  • regular - drought tolerant
  • dry when dormant
  • dry in summer
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Plant Type

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Zones

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Size

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Width: 6"-12"

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  • occasional - drought tolerant
  • dry when dormant
  • dry in summer
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Plant Type

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Zones

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Size

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Width: 12"-18"

  • sun - mostly sun
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Plant Type

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Zones

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Size

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Width: 2"-12"

  • sun - dappled shade
  • occasional - drought tolerant
  • dry when dormant
  • dry in summer
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Plant Type

Perennial, Bulb / Corm / Tuber

Zones

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Size

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Width: 2"-18"

  • sun - dappled shade
  • regular - drought tolerant
  • dry in summer
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