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Flowering and growth height
40 - 50 cm
Planting depth
5 cm
Planting distance
10 - 12 cm
Attracting bees and butterflies
Yes
Suitable for pots and planters
No
Deer and rodent resistant
Yes
Fragrant
No
Suitable as cut flower
Yes

This truly beautiful blue color is from the Allium Caeruleum, it likes to be in full sun or in a place with partial shade. It is a fantastic cut flower, but not suitable for a pot. It is a delicious ornamental bulbous plant of the onion variety. This sky-blue ornamental onion originally comes from the steppe region and the salty marshes of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Many ornamental onions get ugly yellow leaves in their flowering time, but the Caeruleum is not bothered by this. The leaves largely disappear during growth so that it is less noticeable. This blue topper won an award in 1993 called The Award of Garden Merit. The most striking thing about this allium is its magical sky blue color.

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  • Flowering period
  • Planting period

Attracting bees and butterflies Yes
Bulb/tuber size 8/10
Deer and rodent resistant Yes
Delivered as Flower bulb / tuber
Flower colour Blue
Flowering and growth height 40 - 50 cm
Flowering period July
Fragrant No
Hardy Yes
Hardyness zone 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Naturalising Yes
Number per m2 100
Per package 25
Place / planting position Partial shade, Sun
Planting depth 5 cm
Planting distance 10 - 12 cm
Suitable as cut flower Yes
Suitable for pots and planters No
Type Allium

Other information

  • First, loosen the soil where the allium bulbs will be planted. This will make the soil easier to work with.
  • Dig a hole that is 2 to 3 times as deep as the height of the bulbs. Make sure that the distance between the bulbs is twice the diameter of the bulbs.
  • Plant the bulbs in the hole with the pointed end facing upwards or with the root base facing downwards.
  • Cover the allium bulbs with soil and water them well.

Spring bulbs and Amaryllis

Pre-orders can be placed from June until the end of August ,unlesss otherwise indicated, and will be shipped in the first half of September. Pre-orders with spring bloomers and Amaryllis are shipped together in the first half of October.

Delivery times are 3-7 working days from mid-September to the end of December..

Wax Amaryllissen was delivered in mid-September and February.

Summer flowering bulbs and perennials

Pre-orders for Summer bloomers can be placed from the beginning of January until the end of February, these will be shipped in the first half of March.

Delivery times are 3-7 working days from mid-March to the end of May.

Perennials in nursery pots

Perennials in nursery pots can be pre-ordered from mid-January to the end of February. Shipping will take place in the first half of March.

During the planting season, delivery time is 3-7 working days. Planting times are from mid-March to May and from mid-September to the end of November.