Allium altaicum Bone Head RHS Award of Merit Winners which adds winter interest to

which adds winter interest to the woodland gardens

starting in late August with 42" tall

picture an anorexic run over by a yellow Volkswagen

lacy green leaves are adorned with a lovely central maroon pattern that ages to black

Allium altaicum Bone Head RHS Award of Merit Winners which adds winter interest toThanks 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