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honey garlic

Allium siculum (syn. Nectaroscordum sicilum)  • 

Photo: honey garlic

General description

Nectaroscordum are deciduous bulbous perennials with linear, garlic-scented leaves and a tall leafless stem with a terminal umbel of bell-shaped flowers in early summer. N. siculum is a robust perennial with keeled basal leaves and a stem to 1.2m in height, with a terminal umbel of nodding, long-stalked, bell-shaped flowers combining cream, pink and green tints, followed by decorative, erect seed pods in late summer

Practical use

Grows well in any moderately fertile, well-drained soil. May self-seed freely. Looks good in flower borders and beds. Also good in a wildflower meadow.

 

Source: RHS plant details

Properties

Height
100 - 120 cm
Color
Soil type
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Sunlight
Full sun, Partial shade
PH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Moisture
Well-drained, Moist but well-drained
Hardiness
Hardy