Please plant more Allium—all the allium. The bulbous types are a diverse, drought-tolerant, deer- and rodent-impervious, easy-growing group offering a wide zonal range and a size, shape and bloom time for every taste. For the most part, they tend to bloom in late spring or early summer, when crocus, hyacinths, daffodils and tulips are fading memories. And after their color fades, their interesting seed heads can be left in place for ornament and to encourage them to self sow, because the only thing better than allium is more allium. But if you want a staider display, simply deadhead as the blooms fade, and you won’t find volunteers to edit down the line.
Larg e-headed alliums like ‘Gladiator’, ‘Pinball Wizard’ and ‘Globemaster’ will always turn heads with their purple lollipops standing…
