Description
Introduced by George Forrest close on 100 years ago, this is the best blue onion for growing outside the garden!
Narrow leaves clasp a 20 cm stem that bears clustered cornflower-blue, hanging bells with the blue stamens barely protruding from the bell. This separates the true plant from inferior, frequent imposters. A point to be wary of as the name is a lot more common than the genuine plant.
We find that this is best grown in half-shade in a peat- or humus-rich soil. It likes fertility, plenty of water when in growth and it needs patience, as it can be slow to establish and settle. Increase and thus propagation is slow. The plant is best moved during a short window of dormancy between about November and about February.
Naturally this makes only very small and slender bulbs which must be kept damp during transplanting.
