Alliums, a type of ornamental onion, produce globe-shaped, pinkish-purple flowers that are a striking addition to any garden. They come in various sizes, but all allium varieties are relatively easy ...

LIKE THE STARS in the heavens, the Allium family is vast. Botanical cousins include familiar kitchen staples such as onions, leeks, scallions and garlic — did you catch Colin’s ode to garlic in last ...

Plant after first frost but before the ground freezes so they can develop strong roots for spring blooms. Choose a sunny, well-draining spot, space them 6 to 8 inches apart, and avoid overwatering to ...

Plant allium bulbs in the fall, around the first frost but before the ground freezes, to give them the chilling period they need for strong spring blooms. Choose a sunny, well-draining spot and plant ...

Beautiful and sturdy with a flair for the dramatic, alliums are a graceful way to add color and architectural dimension to your garden. With large globes of tiny white, purple, yellow or blue flowers ...

When fall rolls around, people start thinking about planting bulbs for a lovely show in the spring. Now is the time to decide what bulbs you want to plant to have that early show of color that will ...

A series of queries from a new gardener wanting recommendations for Allium varieties reminded me that I wanted to tuck in a few more before it’s too late. The best time to plant ornamental alliums and ...

As autumn progresses, garden centers really want to move those familiar spring bulbs like tulips and daffodils. (They won’t keep till next year.) But there are a few compelling reasons gardeners, even ...

In the world of spring-blooming bulbs, alliums really are something special. Seemingly designed by Dr. Seuss, they’d be the truffula trees of the flower world if they weren’t so perfectly spherical.

One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, peony, redbud, azalea, elephant ear, lantana, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia. Alliums, ...