Description
Nectaroscordum Siculum Sicilian large honey garlic bulbs, very large bulbs 12+
A unusual ornamental onion, with an umbrella of hanging, bell-shaped, creamy-green flowers flushed with lilac on upright stiff stems in May and June. This tall, exotic-looking, bulbous perennial will add vertical interest in a sunny, well-drained border and thrives in partial shade, too. As the flowers fade, they turn upright to form curious, shuttlecock-like seed heads
Position: full sun or partial shade
Soil: any moderately fertile, well-drained soil
Rate of growth: average
Flowering period: May to June
Hardiness: fully hardy
Allium siculum, known as honey garlic, Sicilian honey lily, Sicilian honey garlic, or Mediterranean bells, is a European and Turkish species of plants genus Allium. It is native to the regions around the Mediterranean and Black Seas, and grown in other regions as an ornamental and as a culinary herb
