• Eventual height: 0.2m
  • Eventual spread: 0.1m

Allium karataviense

Turkestan onion bulbs

5 × bulbs £6.99
BU30002063
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This bulb dies back after flowering each year and enters a period of rest ahead of regrowth the following season.

  • Position: full sun
  • Soil: well-drained soil
  • Rate of growth: average
  • Hardiness: fully hardy


An unusual, low-growing ornamental onion, Allium karataviense produces globes of star-shaped, pinky-white summer flowers cradled between two broad, grey-green, fleshy leaves. Despite its short stems, the flowerheads can reach the size of an orange. Its eyecatching, long-lasting flowers can be used at the edge of a sunny border or gravel garden. Its also excellent used in dried flower arrangements.


  • Garden care:
    Allium bulbs are easy to grow in a sunny spot with freely drained soil, or a good quality potting compost. Ideally they should be planted in September or October, but could also be planted in early November in milder regions. Dig holes roughly three times as deep as the diameter of the bulb and place them at the base, pointy side up before gently infilling and watering to settle them in In early spring, as growth begins, apply a balanced, slow-release fertiliser, and allow the plants to die back naturally and completely before tidying away.
    • Pets: TOXIC if eaten; Humans: Ornamental bulbs - not to be eaten
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