Description
This stunning species flits between being a Nectaroscordum and being an Allium.
Tall, strong stems from 50-90 cm bear packed umbels of up to 30 pendulous, bell-shaped flowers of bright rose-pink, each 2cm wide, with cream edges to the petals. Flowering is from April on (though usually later, into May and June) thus it is much earlier than the related {but inferior} A. siculum.
This species makes very few, or no, offsets and as it take 6 or more years to flower from seed it is scarce and expensive, a great shame as it is one of the best of the ornamental Onions.
This likes a well drained sunny soil in the garden and is not difficult.
