Probably less of a mess than you fear...but the main problem with mixtures is always the differing bloom times - they never appear together so the effect can be a bit ...spotty. Bear in mind that sometimes foliage appears first and is often finished by the time many ornamental alliums come into bloom, while some of the smaller ones are practically evergreen. What exactly does your mix comprise of?

The package only says "Alliums Purple/White Mixed". I picked it up at Aldi. The front has a photo of various purple and white globe ornamental onions. It gives a height range of 24-36 inches and says they're hardy to -40F.

Here are photots of the label.

Please forgive my dirty gardening fingernails.

Perfect, thanks! I shall proceed :)

I always appreciate when someone remembers to post an update, so...

I planted way more than recommended per sq ft because I thought it would be fun for my kids and I wasn't sure what kind of results I might get. There is a lot of foliage.

I'm telling myself it looks better over-planted than it would have at the preferred spacing. I also guessed on the timing of the ripening foliage vs the emergence of some echinacea to hide it. Hopefully, I'll remember to post another update.

Looks like it will make quite the statement! Would love to see it in bloom.

Very nice! The mix adds interest and I like that the white is taller. Thank you for the follow up!

I wanna thank you for the follow up photos. I got the exact ones from Aldi last fall and I’m curious myself if the thing will turn out to be a hot mess. Judging from the way yours turned out, I’m pretty hopeful mine would look nice.

I so heartily agree.

They looked cute, but the smell of the foliage right next to our screened in porch was too much for me, so I pulled them up. It was really wet that year and the bulbs were mushy anyhow.