Which Way Up Do You Plant Allium Bulbs

That is one way to tell which way to plant bulbs.

Which way up do you plant allium bulbs.

Peat moss compost ground bark or decomposed manure all work well and a. Big bulbs can be larger than your fist. Dot throughout your beds and borders to add structure or plant in a container with tulips or other spring plants. Weave them through sunny borders or combine them with feathery grasses for best effect.

The roughness comes from the roots of the bulb. Plant allium bulbs 4 times the size of the bulb below the surface of the soil pointy side up. Nectaroscordum will take some shade and self sows so take care where you plant it. There is a tremendous number of alliums available.

Most allium bulbs will do well in deep pots. Small types grow from bulbs no bigger than your thumbnail. Plant them pointy side up. Plant the bulbs pointed end up.

Or amend the soil with the addition of organic material to raise the level 2 3 to improve the drainage. Plant the bulbs in a multi purpose compost and water thoroughly. The small and middle sized alliums a. Most alliums have a flat bottom and pointy top.

How to grow alliums these ornamental onions are bold and architectural with large rounded heads of usually purple flowers followed by attractive seedheads. How to tell which way is up is by looking at the bulb and locating a smooth tip and a rough underside. Space smaller varieties of alliums 3 4in 8 10cm apart taller alliums need at least 8in 20cm between the bulbs. Once you have identified the roots face it downward with the pointy tip up.

If there are still water puddles 5 6 hours after a hard rain scout out another site. When to plant them. Plant them from 2 to 12 inches deep depending on the size of the bulb. Most bulbs not all have a tip which is the end that goes up.

Alliums are amongst the most undemanding flower bulbs to plant tolerating most types of soil and hardy down to zone 4. Cowanii hair purple sensation sphaerocephalon atropurpureum and nectaroscordum can be planted en masse. Depending on the size of the bulb plant 10 15cm deep and 10 15cm apart.