Flowering Onion, Ornamental Onion
30". Dense heads of purple flowers. 50 seeds, $2.50
a.k.a. Allium hollandicum
30". Deep purple flowers. Great color. 50 seeds, $2.50
Nodding Onion
14". Purplish-pink flowers in nodding clusters. 70 seeds, $2.25
Rosenbach Allium
30". Violet flowers on tall stems. Rare. Early summer. 50 seeds, $2.50
Garlic Chives
24". White flowers. Edible leaves with good flavor. 110 seeds, $2.00
Sowing Chives and Garlic Chives Seeds:
Sow indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost date. Or sow outdoors in the spring. Barely cover the seeds. Full sun. Store extra seeds in the fridge.
Sowing Other Allium Seeds:
Allium aflatunense, rosenbachianum, and schubertii require a long period of cold-moist stratification. Sow outdoors in the fall. Allium cernuum and christophii may germinate indoors after several weeks of refrigeration in a damp paper napkin. Full sun.
