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Allium 'Globemaster' AGM

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Characteristics

Plant type

Bulb

Habit

Columnar/Upright

Fragrance

Leaf

Toxicity

Resilience

Hardiness

H7 (very hardy)

Colour

Flower

Dark Purple in Summer

Foliage

Green and Grey/Silver in Spring and Summer

Size

Ultimate height

0.5-1 metres

Ultimate spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Time to ultimate height

2-5 years

Preferred common name

allium 'Globemaster'

Family

Alliaceae

Allium are bulbous herbaceous perennials with a strong onion or garlic scent, linear, strap-shaped or cylindrical basal leaves and star-shaped or bell-shaped flowers in an umbel on a leafless stem

'Globemaster' is a large bulbous perennial with strap-shaped, grey-green leaves and globular clusters of starry violet-purple flowers in summer on stems to 80cm in height

Suppliers

Suppliers listed in RHS Plant Finder

Awards

Award of Garden Merit

How to grow

Sunlight

Full sun

Aspect

South-facing, North-facing, West-facing or East-facing

Sheltered

Cultivation

Easy to grow in fertile well-drained soil. Add grit when grown in clay soils to improve drainage

Soil

Well-drained or Moist but well-drained

Acid, Alkaline or Neutral

Chalk, Clay, Sand or Loam

Propagation

Propagate by seed, sowing in containers in a cold frame when just ripe or in the spring. Alternatively, remove offsets in autumn

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Cottage/Informal Garden, Flower borders and beds or Cut Flowers

How to care

Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

Generally pest free

Diseases

Generally trouble-free: Onion white rot and a downy mildew may occur

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