Silver Spring Allium
PLANTING GUIDE
Allium basalticum
Perennial, Zones 4-7
Bulb Planting Depth: 3-4”
Height: 24-36”
Spacing: 4 bulbs per square foot, 4-6" apart
Light Needs: Full sun
Soil Needs: Average to Fertile, well-drained
Bloom Time: Late spring-early summer
Uses: Flower beds, naturalizing, borders, fresh or dried flower arrangements, attracts pollinators and butterflies, deer resistant, drought tolerant
Care: Amend soil with compost before planting bulbs. Feed with a granular flower bulb fertilizer on the surface at planting time and/or in the spring when the leaves emerge. Leaves wither and die as they bloom. It will produce small bulbs, “offsets” that can be divided from the main bulb and transplanted after a few growing seasons.
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