The 4″ pure white blooms of Allium 'Mount Everest' have a unique role in any late-spring border that seeks some gravitas. Pair with A. 'Purple Sensation' in thoughtfully spaced clusters, then stand back. The snow white blooms also make bouquets of tall Aquilegias and other purple Alliums even more spectacular. Late spring. Plant 3 per sq ft.
The genus Allium (the Latin means "garlic") offers colorful, distinctive, and long-lasting forms that are standouts in the early summer garden. Alliums are sun-lovers and prefer well-drained, even sandy, soil. Deer, mice, chipmunks, and related predators generally avoid this group, so you can plant with impunity. Tuck them among clumps of summer-flowering perennials where the Alliums' withering foliage will be hidden by the expanding perennials.
For more information on growing Allium, click Growing Guide.
