Allium senescens 'Blue Eddy'

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German Garlic

ALLIUM (Liliaceae) ornamental onion

Allium offer clean vertical accents in the border, with rounded or domed flower heads held above the foliage. They are straightforward to grow in full sun and freely draining soil, and their simple, architectural shapes work easily with a wide range of perennials and grasses. As the flowers fade, many species leave dry seed heads that persist well into autumn, carrying the season quietly forward. The mild onion scent in the foliage helps deter browsing wildlife, adding to their reliability in both designed and naturalistic plantings.

A compact selection of A. senescens with tight rosettes of blue-grey foliage that twist into small, spiralled whorls. The leaves hold their structure and colour through the growing season, forming neat, low clumps suited to edging and rock work. Soft lilac-pink flowers rise just above the foliage in midsummer, attracting bees and other small pollinators. As with the species, plants are durable, long lived, and tolerant of heat and lean soils when drainage is good. Seed heads remain tidy into early autumn.

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Light: full sun to part sun

Moisture: average to dry

Soil: well drained; accepts sandy or gravelly soils

Hardiness zone: 4

Maintenance: low; remove spent stems; foliage remains neat through the season

Height (cm): 20

Spread (cm): 30

Habit: compact, clump-forming perennial

Flowering period: July–Aug

Seasonal interest: structural blue foliage from spring to autumn; midsummer bloom; tidy dried heads

Foliage: blue-grey

Flower: lilac-pink

Wildlife value: excellent for bees and other small pollinators

Deer/Rabbit resistance: yes

Habitat: rock gardens; troughs; edges of sunny borders; gravel plantings

Features: dwarf habit; spiralled blue-grey foliage; soft lilac-pink flowers; long-lived clump former

Notes: spiralled foliage is its defining feature; reliable colour and form through summer; tidy seed heads

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Allium senescens 'Blue Eddy'

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