Allium altaicum Bone Head Leonotis topped with large cherry red

topped with large cherry red flowers

In mid April to late

We were so taken with unique vivid pattern and vigor of this splendid selection

little remains but a few dried stalks that can be easily pulled off

Allium altaicum Bone Head Leonotis topped with large cherry redThanks to Denver Botanic Garden horticulturist Mike Bone for collecting this amazingly ornamental onion from the Central Asian (Russia, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan) steppes. The 1. 5' tall x 3' wide clumps are composed of widely inflated blue leaves and topped starting in early July with 30" tall stalks, each ending in a 2" ball of white flowers. This is both an attractive and curious attention drawing plant that thrives in a dry, well drained site. Many