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ACHIMENES `PEACH BLOSSOM'
Achimenes `Peach Blossom' (inset A. `Minette')
Achimenes, Monkey-faced Pansy, Orchid Pansy
SIZE:6 to 8 inches; spreads 1 to 2 feet
Bright shade with protection from direct sun Rich, evenly moist soil; usually grown in baskets or other containers Bears rosy salmon 1 1/2- to 3-inch-wide flowers from summer to fall Zones 10 and 11 P. 214
Agapanthus africanus
African Lily
SIZE:2 to 3 feet
Full sun Fertile, well-drained, evenly moist soil Bears rounded 6- to 12-inch-wide umbels of dark purple-blue flowers in late summer Zones 9 to 11 P. 215
AGAPANTHUS HYBRID
Agapanthus hybrid `My Joy'
Hybrid Agapanthus
Full sun Fertile, well-drained, evenly moist soil Bears umbels of white flowers in mid- and late summer Zones 7 or 8 to 10 P. 215
Agapanthus hybrid `Storm Cloud'
SIZE:3 to 4 feet
Full sun Fertile, well-drained, evenly moist soil Bears umbels of dark purple-blue flowers in mid- and late summer Zones 7 or 8 to 10 P. 215
ALLIUM AFLATUNENSE
Allium aflatunense
Persian Onion
Full sun Well-drained soil Round 4 1/2-inch-wide clusters of densely packed red-violet flowers in early summer Zones 4 to 8 P. 217
Allium caeruleum
Blue Globe Onion, Nodding Onion
SIZE:1 to 2 feet
Full sun Very well drained soil Produces 2-inch-wide umbels of densely packed, starry dark blue flowers in early summer Zones 3 to 8 P. 217
ALLIUM CERNUUM
Allium carinatum ssp. pulchellum
Keeled Garlic
SIZE:1 to 1 1/2 feet
Full sun Well-drained soil Bears 2 1/2-inch-wide umbels of reddish violet blooms in midsummer Zones 5 to 8 P. 217
Allium cernuum
Nodding Onion, Wild Onion
SIZE:1 1/2 to 2 feet
Full sun or shade Well-drained soil; tolerates heavy soil or sandy conditions Native North American with 2 1/2-inch-wide umbels of rose-purple, pink, or white flowers in early summer Zones 4 to 9 P. 217
ALLIUM CRISTOPHII
Allium cristophii
Star of Persia
Full sun Well-drained soil Bears ball-like 8- to 12-inch-wide umbels of starry silvery purple flowers in summer Zones 4 to 8 P. 218
Allium cyaneum
SIZE:4 to 10 inches
Full sun Well drained soil Produces 3/4-inch-wide umbels of 6 to 18 blue flowers in summer Zones 5 to 9 P. 218
ALLIUM GIGANTEUM
Allium giganteum
Giant Onion
SIZE:3 to 5 feet
Full sun Well-drained soil Produces dense, round 4- to 5-inch-wide clusters of starry rosy purple flowers in summer Zones 4 to 8 P. 218
`White Giant'
Full sun Well-drained soil Produces dense, round 4- to 5-inch-wide clusters of starry white flowers in summer Zones 4 to 8 P. 218
ALLIUM HYBRID
Allium hybrid `Globemaster'
Full sun Well-drained soil Produces long-lasting 10-inch-wide umbels of rich violet flowers in early summer Zones 4 or 5 to 8 P. 219
Allium karataviense
Turkistan Onion
SIZE:6 to 10 inches
Full sun Well-drained soil In early summer bears 3- to 5-inch-wide clusters of up to 50 starry pale pink flowers Zones 5 to 9 P. 219
ALLIUM OREOPHM
Allium moly
Lily Leek, Golden Garlic
SIZE:1/2 to 1 foot
Full sun or partial shade Very well drained soil Produces loose, showy 2-inch-wide umbels of starry-shaped golden yellow flowers in early summer Zones 3 to 9 P. 219
Allium oreophilum
SIZE:2 to 8 inches
Full sun Well-drained soil Produces loose 1 1/2-inch-wide umbels of 10 to 15 pinkish purple flowers in early summer Zones 4 to 9 P. 220
ALLIUM SCHOENOPRASUM
Allium schoenoprasum
Chives
Full sun Well-drained soil Mounds of edible round leaves topped 1-inch-wide cloverlike clusters of rosy pink flowers in summer Zones 3 to 9 P. 221
Allium schubertii
Full sun Well-drained soil Bears striking, round 9- to 12-inch-wide umbels of pale purple flowers arranged on stalks of different lengths Zones 5 to 10 P. 221
ALLIUM SPHAEROCEPHALON
Allium senescens
SIZE:6 to 12 inches
Full sun Well-drained soil Bears 1-inch-wide umbels of 20 to 30 mauve-pink flowers in mid- to late summer Zones 5 to 9 P. 221
Allium sphaerocephalon
Drumstick Chives, Drumstick Allium, Round-headed Leek
Full sun Well-drained soil Produces nearly solid 1-inch-wide clusters of green to purple or purplish maroon bell-shaped flowers in midsummer Zones 4 to 8 P. 221
ALLIUM TANGUTICUM
Allium tanguticum
Lavender Globe Lily
SIZE:2 feet
Full sun Well-drained soil Bears 2-inch-wide lavender-blue flowers in midsummer Zones 4 to 9 P. 222
Allium thunbergii `Ozawa'
SIZE:8 inches
Full sun Well-drained soil Produces 1- to 1 1/2-inch-wide umbels of rose-purple flowers in fall Zones 4 to 8 P. 222
Excerpted from Taylor's Guide to Bulbs by Barbara W. Ellis Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company Excerpted by permission. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.