Summer Beauty Ornamental Onion - Shipped
Summer Beauty Ornamental Onion is a compact herbaceous perennial with broader grass-like green foliage. Sturdy upright stems sport large fragrant global clusters of soft lavender flowers at the ends from mid to late summer. Grows best with light afternoon shade in the South and dry to medium well-drained soils. When crushed the foliage smells like onion.
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Type: |
Perennial |
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Height: |
1' - 1.5' |
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Spread: |
1' - 1.5' |
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Spacing: |
1.5' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 8 |
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Culture: |
Full Sun, Part Sun |
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Bloom Color: |
Purple |
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Season of Interest: |
Summer |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Bulb rot will occur in overly moist or poorly drained soils. Watch for mildew, rust, and leaf spot. Thrips are occasional problems.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Groundcover, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Switchgrass, Russian Sage, Stonecrop
IMAGE: Photoset by Ballseed Inc, Allium Summer Beauty
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.