Rounded and mounded forms appear and repeat themselves throughout this dreamy meadow — a rhythmic planting scheme that is alluring and unforgettable. Santolina in shades of silver and green covers the ground, while purple alliums repeat that globe shape on taller stems. The distant wands of dark purple lavender echo the alliums, adding depth.More:Pavers for the Perfect Patio and PathMagical Garden Paths

Botanical name: Allium sppCommon names: Allium, ornamental onionUSDA zones: 3 to 9, depending on speciesWater requirement: Regular water while bloomingLight requirement: Full sunMature size: Varies by speciesTolerances/environmental benefits: Drought tolerant, deer and pest resistantEvery spring and summer, orbed clusters of white, pink, purple, red, yellow and even blue flowers appear on the tops allium's tall, leafless stems, making the garden a living party. Floral lollipops poke their heads above surrounding foliage and give a friendly garden welcome. I feel like these flowers would be smiling if they could.With more than 500 species to choose from, it can be hard to pin down which allium is right for you. For now, here are three popular and highly rated allium species.

Muted colors. Gray and glaucous foliage planted en masse need not be boring. In the last decade, alliums, especially the large globe varieties, have become very popular as accent plants. Here they stand over a mixed planting of 'Cotton Lavender', Santolina chamaecyparissus, and French lavender, Lavandula stoechas. Their purple flowers resonate with the butterfly-shape lavender flowers and bring life to the border.

Plant the unexpected. Bright purple allium, standing tall, adds color. Artemisia and santolina are both good filler plants; their soft foliage and inconspicuous flowers serve as a backdrop for more colorful plantings.

Planted en masse alongside ornamental alliums (Allium spp) and lavender shrubs (Lavandula spp), lavender cotton's bright yellow flowers just peek above the surrounding foliage.Planting notes. Cotton lavender is a typical Mediterranean native — it is tolerant of full sun, full heat and needs sandy, well-drained soil.Cotton lavender does better when regularly pruned. To maintain a healthy dense appearance, cut the shrub back before spring growth emerges every year. Otherwise, it has a tendency to become woody and sparse. You can trim the edges or cut the plant nearly to the ground. After shoots have flowered, deadhead to encourage more blooms. If the entire plant becomes too woody, you can remove and start again. In colder regions, the plant may freeze to the ground, but if the roots remain undamaged, it should survive.

Lavender

ornamental onion-flowering purple flowers

Purple!

Allium and filler

Yard

Flower

The purple flowers look beautiful against the green ornamental grass and yellow flowers

Purple allium paired with santolina

Flowers

For nanas cottage at the farm. Lambs ears then box then white carpet roses then lavender then daisys

allum

Λεβάντα - Λεβαντίνη

Alliums and lavender

I love the plants

I like the organized chaos of this garden.

Mix of low mounds and the pompous of the alliums

santolina

Love

love these

allium

gardening...plants...purple allium

Unusual planting

Bright purple allium Artemisia Santolina

Allum

More Santolina

allium,santolina,allium,yellow?

Allium

ornamental onions complement catmint

lower ground plants

Diverse height allum

wild natural

This for front

Allum and silvery plant

Allum and silvery plant

bursts of purple

Allium, ornamental onion

Our yard looked like this before we mowed it.

Love the random flowers popping up

Color pop that's not too froo froo

Purple pops

Flowers

Mooi!

Alum flower

Meadow theme

Awesome photography!!

Botanical name: Allium spp Common names: Allium, ornamental onion USDA zones: 3 to 9, depending on species Water requirement: Regular water while blooming Light requirement: Full sun Mature size: Varies by species Tolerances/environmental benefits: Drought tolerant, deer and pest resistant

Plantes

mounds of cotton lavender in silver and green (yellow flowers), purple alliums as points of interest and purple lavender stoechas in background

landscape over dry wells

allium

Plants

landscape

Love!

Parterre de fleurs

Lavender cotton with Alliums. Good space filler

Pops of color

We can add lots of bulbs under the oak trees.

Allium

Desert field

Plants

Love the purple

Silver green plant - santolina Small yellow flowers - Santolina

Where the fairies hang out

Love this Garden !! Sontalian covering the ground Allium Drought tolerant and deer resistant

Ground cover

Blomme

pretty flower touch

Allium plants, purple....so cool!

Doga

Allium & Lavender

Flowers

Santolina great plant for yard. Yellow plant.” “very pretty, dont know the plant?” “bulbs are planted in autumn. Mine come back year after year.” “Those are Alium 'globemaster' a type of onion. Unfortunately, the majority of the bulbs only bloom one time, so they are a relatively expensive planting.”

movement

Alium

Pretty

Front lawn?

Textures, onions, lavender

nice plant choices, could be used in a more structured design to suit your taste

植物

Landscape for Lake House - Santolina

Garden

"Space flowers"

Love allium with the herbs

Plant combination

Graden

Natur

Santolina great plant for yard. Yellow plant.

Beautiful flowers

Lavender, lavender cotton, allium

Purple Allium

I love this field of Dr. Seuss flowers. Love purple!

good flower to mix

Plants

prairie garden for courtyard?

Backyard

Hua

mixture of flowers

plants

consistency

grazu

The flowers

Natural looking

Allum!

plants

Purpule Flowers

colors

Colours and depth

allium

Love this

Lori loves allium

газон!

beautiful sea of green w/ purple flowers. natural faded fence

like these flowers...front?

Pretty

Better than grass!

looks like wild garden

Artemisia & Santolina filler plants

Looks so naturally diverse

alliums and lavander

Will they grow in Georgia?

Rounded and mounded forms appear and repeat themselves throughout this dreamy meadow — a rhythmic planting scheme that is alluring and unforgettable. Santolina in shades of silver and green covers the ground, while purple alliums repeat that globe shape on taller stems. The distant wands of dark purple lavender echo the alliums, adding depth.

Ornamental alliums

Aliums and lavender

Love allium

Alliums

Love the purple! Allium

Flowers

Lollipops!

allium

Very pretty Color combination

Landscape - like the purple flowers

purple

Allium and lavender

Jardin

Landscape

Flowers

Muted colors. Gray and glaucous foliage planted en masse need not be boring. In the last decade, alliums, especially the large globe varieties, have become very popular as accent plants. Here they stand over a mixed planting of 'Cotton Lavender', Santolina chamaecyparissus, and French lavender, Lavandula stoechas. Their purple flowers resonate with the butterfly-shape lavender flowers and bring life to the border.

Few different types of plants but massed and well thought out.

Meadow

beautiful alliums

Allium

Alliums

Jardin

ordenado

Me.

Xx

Allium

deer resist garden

Wild flowers

cool

purple allium!!

Ornamental allium - "Globemaster"

Modern Cottage front page

pretty

mix of purples and greens

Meadow garden

Landscape

muted color scheme-gray and purple

Texture

geles

Alliums

Allium spp Common names: Allium, ornamental onion USDA zones: 3 to 9, depending on species Water requirement: Regular water while blooming Light requirement: Full sun Mature size: Varies by species Tolerances/environmental benefits: Drought tolerant, deer and pest resistant

Love this planting

aliums, lavender, gray-green plant & 4th wispy flower

Flowers

Aliums

color palette

What are these?

Botanical name: Allium spp Common names: Allium, ornamental onion USDA zones: 3 to 9, depending on species Water requirement: Regular water while blooming Light requirement: Full sun Mature size: Varies by species Tolerances/environmental benefits: Drought tolerant, deer and pest resistant

adding these big purple flowers around the play house would be cool

Color

plants

Landscape for us

great photography

love alliums galore

Fine texture plants with bold alliums flower heads

allium in a "children's garden"

Wispy meadows..contrasting colours of flowers and greenery

purple and yellow combo.

Allium flowers

Plantings

Alumnus lavenders

No mowin here, love it.

ornamental onions

santolinas, lavanders and allium

purple allium, artemisia and santolina

limit your palette of colour in a small garden

Field

ALLUM PURPLE SENSATION

plants rhytm color

Bukur...

mooi!!

Love Allium

Allium