Allium moth flower planting and care in the open field

There is a decorative bow that blooms very beautifully. Calling it allium, planting and caring for it in the open field requires minimal knowledge from a person. The decorative allium onion is very popular with modern gardeners and gardeners for several reasons: it is not only beautiful in appearance due to its bright and unusual colors, but also because, like any other onion, it remains edible.

There is a decorative bow that blooms very beautifully. Calling it allium, planting and caring for it in the open field requires minimal knowledge from a person. The decorative allium onion is very popular with modern gardeners and gardeners for several reasons: it is not only beautiful in appearance due to its bright and unusual colors, but also because, like any other onion, it remains edible.

Plant varieties

Allium is a whole family, which includes a large number of different species, differing in plant growth, flowering time, and even the shape and type of the flowers themselves. Most often, the inflorescences look like a ball, but there are other shapes and types.

The most popular types:

1. 1Allium round-headed is a small red-violet flower, collected in a ball. Refers to mid-season varieties. The arrow of a bow can reach 50-60 cm in height. Bell-shaped flowers. Looks most advantageous among other greens, for example, in a garden with parsley or salad.
2. 2Allium yellow - medium flowering onion. The height of the arrow varies between 36-41 cm. The inflorescence resembles an umbrella, consisting of yellow flowers bent downward. Their peculiarity is that long pistils and stamens hang from the inflorescences.
3. 3Allium pink. Inflorescence in the form of a rare ball of pale pink, pink-beige color. The height of the onion arrow reaches 55-65 cm. In the wild, it can be found in the region of the Mediterranean coast.
4. 4Allium sicilium is a tall plant, it can reach 80-132 cm. It belongs to the early flowering species of ornamental onions, and the flowering period is in May, partly in June. The wild plant is found in France and Italy.
5. 5Allium moth can grow up to only 25-30 cm in height. Flowers resemble yellow stars. It belongs to the early flowering allium species. It flourishes in May-June.
6. 6Allium blue is an inflorescence in the form of a blue ball, consisting of a large number of flowers, of which there can be from 230 to 260 pieces in one inflorescence, while the diameter of the ball itself can be up to 7.5 cm.

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Most often, these types of decorative onions can be found in vegetable gardens and orchards. In addition, many craftsmen often use allium inflorescences to create dried flower bouquets.It is known that in ancient times such flowers often adorned the hats and bodices of women of fashion, and found their use in the ikebans of Japanese masters.

Landing in open ground

It is preferable to plant a plant such as allium in open ground. First of all, before planting any kind, you should qualitatively dig up the soil and fertilize it. Various mineral compositions or ordinary humus are suitable, which will also be a good solution.

It must be remembered that allium must have a good drainage system in the ground. Such decorative bow does not tolerate strong moisture. In addition, the acidity of the soil should be as close as possible to the norm (about 7.0), otherwise you may experience difficulties in growing onions. Everything necessary must be done so that the land in which the plant bulbs will be planted breathes, for this it must be as soft as possible.

Dig holes for the plant should be so that their depth exceeds the size of the bulb itself by 2-3 times. This is done in order to give the young plant every chance to survive the winter and prevent the plant from drying out during the hot summer season. Experts recommend planting bulbs in open ground in the 3rd decade of September, while the soil temperature should not be lower than 10 ° C - this is a very important condition for planting a plant.

Ornamental bow care

As the practice of experienced gardeners shows, any Allium is an unpretentious flower. During the growing season, minor soil mulching, weeding and loosening are required. This is done for almost any plant in the garden or vegetable garden.

In terms of watering, this plant is also quite easy to use. Here the rule is that less is better than more. Ornamental onions will do much better if the soil is slightly dry than too wet. This is due to the fact that the bulbs of the plant are afraid of moisture, they can quickly rot and die. It is best to water the plant after sunset. If a heavy rain has recently passed, then it is recommended to forget about watering for a while. This is due to the fact that the onion has enough rainwater for a long time.

Allium is one of those plants that feel best in the sun. He is very fond of light, so it is best to plant a decorative onion in open places where it is not supposed to plant plants that are capable of blocking his access to sunlight with their stems.

Feeding is three times. For her, you should choose a fertilizer, which contains the predominant amount of minerals such as potassium and phosphorus. The first feeding, as already noted, is done when planting bulbs and young plants. The second - during the period of growing leaf mass by the plant. The third occurs after the onion has completely bloomed.

Reproduction and breeding

Almost all gardeners prefer to independently breed plants that they plant in their garden. The same can be done with allium, so that there is always an opportunity to replace the old plant with a new one of the same species.

In order to breed decorative onions, 3 methods are used:

1. 1 Seeds. Breeding with seeds is one of the easy ones. In this case, grooves are created in the flowerbed or garden into which the seeds are sown. After the hole, sprinkle with earth, moisten and feed with mineral fertilizers. From such seeds, plant bulbs are formed within a month. The only drawback: allium grown using this method begins to bloom only after 5 years after receiving the bulbs.
2. 2 Bulbs. In this case, various drugs are used to stimulate root formation.
3. 3Children. After 3 years from the moment of formation, the bulb begins to form children on the mother plant. They look like small onions on the sides of the mother's bulb. Baby plants should be very carefully separated from the main bulb and planted in the ground.This must be done carefully, otherwise they may be damaged.

Disease prevention

Among the possible diseases, the following are distinguished:

• root mites;
• different forms of rot;
• peronosporosis;
• onion flies;
• downy mildew.

As a preventive measure, there are several tricks and tricks. To prevent various kinds of diseases, it is recommended to warm up the allium bulbs before planting. Warming up occurs at a temperature of 40-45 ᵒС and for a long time (from 9 to 10 hours). It can be carried out both in the oven and in a conventional dryer. In addition, you can treat the bulb with one of the fungicidal preparations before planting.

When infected with midges or root mites, the plant should be treated with ash, peat, tobacco dust, or a 2% chlorophos solution, various insecticidal preparations (with a weekly interval between each treatment). Insect infestation can be recognized by the loss of turgor by the plant and the appearance of a cobweb on the leaves.

If downy mildew occurs, the infected plants should be completely destroyed, treated with healthy fungicides. It can be recognized by the appearance of gray spots on yellowing leaves and by the lack of flowering with full-fledged high-quality timely care of the plant.

Application in landscape design

Most often, eminent landscape designers use allium to translate their ideas into reality, creating fantastic flower beds on the site and filling artificial likenesses of rocks with plants. Here you should know exactly what size a decorative bow is needed, because it varies in height from 25 to 135 cm.

Designers advise planting allium flowers next to roses and in the classic combination of decorative bows with poppies or peonies. With such flowers, it is best to plant an allium with a purple ball-shaped inflorescence.

The bow can be used as a decoration for hats, as decorative elements of dresses, hairpins, bows. This option for using inflorescences is borrowed from the past, when eminent couturiers and simply fashionistas of that time used almost all flowers to decorate clothes and hats.

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A flower from the genus of onions, translated from Latin as "garlic". The decorative bow or allium has relatively recently appeared on plots and in gardens, but has already managed to fall in love with designers and flower growers. It is decorative both as a single plant and in compositions with other flower crops: delphinium, foxglove, hosts, irises and gladioli. Individual low-rise specimens look great in containers.

Allium, which is easy to plant and maintain in the open field, even for beginners, is appreciated for its unusual appearance. Varieties of decorative onions are used to decorate flower beds and various flower beds.

The most popular types of onions that grow in the garden are:

1. Chives are perennials with light pink or purple flowers in the shape of a ball. They not only decorate flower beds, but also use it for food.
2. Karatava onions - pink flowers bloom in early summer and resemble a balloon. You cannot eat it.
3. Onion Mola or golden - of interest are the unusual rich yellow "stars" that appear in early July.
4. Ostrovsky's onion is the most beautiful, dark pink flowers are collected in a large ball.
5. Round-headed onion - its height is up to 65 cm, purple inflorescences are in the shape of an oval.
6. Royal (blue) bow.

You can get acquainted with the variety of allium species using this slideshow:

Planting allium in open ground

If you want to decorate the site with this ornamental plant, planting and further caring for the allium in the open field will not cause much trouble.

You must adhere to the main points:

• the acidity of the soil should be close to neutral, it can be deacidified with lime beforehand;
• drainage is required so that the water does not stagnate;
• it is better to choose a sunny place (in partial shade, the brightness of leaves and inflorescences decreases).

Planting is best in early spring or autumn. Before planting, compost and mineral fertilizers are applied. The depth is determined based on the size of the bulbs so that the soil layer on top is 3 times thicker than the bulb itself.

Allium care after planting

Caring for allium outdoors is quite simple:

1. Watering decorative onions should be moderate so that it does not rot. For the same reason, allium should not be planted in lowlands.
2. Timely feeding with complex fertilizers will make the onion look especially decorative. In the spring, with the appearance of the first leaves, - with a predominance of nitrogen, in the fall - potassium and phosphorus.
3. The soil around the allium needs to be loosened and weeds removed in time.

This plant has one feature: before flowering, its leaves turn yellow and die off.

You cannot remove them on your own, because at this time the nutrients accumulate in the bulb.

If you plant an allium in the center of a flower bed, among flowering crops, this deficiency will be invisible.

Flower propagation

Like all bulbs, decorative onions can be propagated in 2 ways: vegetatively (with daughter bulbs or growing bulbs) and seeds.

In autumn, after flowering is complete, seeds ripen, which can be sown immediately to a permanent place or wait until spring (in this case, they will have to be stratified on their own).

Seed-grown specimens bloom for 3-4 years.

Reproduction by vegetative parts is much easier. After 3 years, daughter bulbs are formed on each bulb. They can be neatly separated and dropped off. The baby should have 2-3 developed shoots and good roots.

Alternatively, you can grow new plants from the bulbs that form on the inflorescences. These ground bulbs are immediately planted in a flower garden. Alliums obtained in this way exactly repeat the properties of mother plants.

Possible diseases and pests

1. Onion fly

It is quite easy to recognize the infection: the leaves of such plants turn yellow ahead of time, and the bulb itself rots.

Prevention: you can plant allium as early as possible and treat the flowers with a solution of sodium chloride.

2. Thrips

These small harmful insects suck out the juice from the cells, as a result of which the plant dries up.

Prevention: caring for an allium after planting in open ground should include the creation of high humidity in the area. Treatment - with any insecticides (Aktara, Vermitek, etc.)

3. Cervical rot

Appears due to improper storage of bulbs in winter.

Prevention: dry well in the sun after digging. If, nevertheless, affected bulbs are found, discard.

4. Downy mildew

With too high humidity or mistakes in care, ornamental onions can be susceptible to this disease.

Prevention: planting allium in open ground should be carried out after warming up its bulbs in the oven for 12 hours, maintaining the temperature at about 35-40 ° C.

Growing this beautiful, slightly unusual plant is a very entertaining process.Using all the variety of species and varieties, you can enjoy different shades throughout the warm season, creating a flower bed of continuous flowering.

VIDEO: rules for planting decorative onions

From this video you will learn how to properly plant the decorative allium onion:

Allium (Allium) or ornamental onion is a herbaceous biennial or perennial plant from the subfamily Onions, which has a large bulb. In appearance, this plant of the Amaryllis family is so different from other inhabitants of the flower garden that it is difficult to confuse it.

A high (in some species up to 1 m), swollen stem is crowned with an umbrella-shaped inflorescence of a spherical shape, consisting of many small flowers on long pedicels. In some representatives, the size of the inflorescence can reach 40 cm in diameter. Different varieties will delight with flowering from June to September.

The plant has a characteristic pungent onion smell and taste due to the presence of essential oils, but allium is appreciated by flower growers for something else. Exotic external data make it possible to use it in rock gardens, rocky gardens, single plantings and flower arrangements.

Site selection and preparation

Allium giant planting and care photos

Allium has the most beautiful flowering in sunny, well-lit areas., on the southern slopes. Even a slight partial shade can reduce the color intensity of flowers and leaves. Tall varieties must be protected from the wind so that they do not break in gusts - it is worth choosing a protected place in advance.

It is preferable for planting an area with fertile soils., additionally fed with a complex mineral fertilizer, with neutral acidity (pH about 7.0). In more acidic soil, dolomite flour or lime is additionally required.

Soil water permeability is an important condition when choosing a landing site... Allium bulbs are still able to withstand short-term waterlogging of the soil, but with poor drainage they rot. Although decorative onions are good for what, among the variety of varieties, one can find an exception to the rule: the varieties Farrera and Allium Moli are most tolerant of moisture and cold.

Allium from seed

Allium flower cultivation and care Allium 'Globemaster'

After the end of the flowering period, it is time for the seeds to ripen. To obtain a good seed, it is worth taking seeds from the very first, largest and completely faded inflorescences. New plants are planted in the fall at the end of September or in the spring. It should be noted that onions will be able to flower, only at least 3 years should pass for some species and even 4-7 years for others (with large inflorescences).

The seeds of some varieties of allium (for example, the giant onion variety) must be stratified during spring planting. This procedure allows you to artificially start natural processes and prepare the seed as much as possible for the spring awakening.

Stratification is easy to do at home:
1. Seeds should be placed in a bag of earth or wet sand.
2. Put the bag in the refrigerator for 2-3 months.
Without pre-aging, seeds can rot in the ground.

Vegetative propagation

Allium giant flower photo

Vegetative reproduction of allium is the formation of babies at the bottom of the mother's bulb grown from seed. This process takes place in the third year of life. Separation of grown daughter onions must be done very carefully to avoid damage. The plants should be planted at a distance of 50 cm from each other, taking into account the degree of growth of the bulbs. In one place, without a transplant, it can grow up to 5 years, during which there is an increase in children around the old bulb.

Informative video on how to plant decorative onions:

Reproduction is possible by onion buds - bulbs. To do this, it is necessary to treat them with a growth stimulant and root them in the ground. At the same time, the characteristics of new plants do not change (stem height, color saturation).This method is optimal for a small number of bulbs and the need to speed up the propagation process.

How to plant allium Planting bulbs

How to plant allium photo

Depending on the type of allium, the planting period can be either autumn or spring. If there are several varieties and they bloom at different times, then it is better to plant in autumn, for example, in September. Then the bulbs will have time to take root, and then the next year the plants will begin to bloom. The optimum temperature for planting is + 10C.

Relevant: When planting allium, observe the planting depth - 2 diameters of the bulb size, and do not forget to cover the soil with peat mulch.

Decorative bow allium planting and care photo

The plant will respond well for next year if, after a period of wilting of the leaves, you dig up the bulbs, dry them and store them in a dry, well-ventilated room, at a constant temperature of 18-20 degrees. And then plant the bulbs again to a depth of three times the size. Such storage is especially important for varieties whose homeland is Central Asia - Schubert and Christophe onion varieties.

Subtleties of care

Allium planting in spring photo

The key to excellent growth and flowering will be the observance of the golden mean in watering: it should be constant but moderate. From an excess of moisture, the plant will die, and from a lack - it will stop growing, but it is able to recover. There is a need for annual spring cleaning of the area occupied by allium. Throughout the entire period of growth, constant weeding, loosening of the soil is necessary (especially after heavy rains).

In the spring, you need to fertilize with mineral fertilizers for active budding of the plant. After the end of the flowering period, a fertilizer containing potassium (the simplest and most accessible is wood ash). Allium will treat any specialized fertilizer for garden plants favorably.

Diseases and pests

Allium flower photo

The most common allium diseases caused by bulbous fungi are:

• Neck rot. The most common and harmful. Arising on dying leaves, the fungus spreads into the bulb itself, which decays later during storage. Prevention: immediately after digging, dry the bulbs in the sun and warm them up for 12 hours at a temperature of 48oС.
• Downy mildew. Preventive measures: warming up at a temperature of 40-42oС before planting for 12 hours; treatment in a fungicide solution.

Pests can also ruin the life of the "onion miracle":

• Tobacco thrips are small insects that feed on the cell sap of the plant, which leads to its weakening and drying out. Species with white flowers are more severely affected by thrips. Treatment - insecticidal preparations (spinor, vertimek, mospilan, aktara). Prevention: maintaining high humidity in the flower garden.
• Onion fly - its larvae attack the bulbs. You can notice the affected specimens by the prematurely yellowing leaves. Countermeasures: planting allium as early as possible. You can add the drug Medvetox-U, which will additionally protect against other pests (scoops, bears). During the deposition of onion fly larvae - watering with a solution of sodium chloride once a week (concentration: 200 g of salt - 10 liters of water).

Optimal landing options

Allium planting and care in the open field

Allium has one feature - sometimes the leaves dry out before flowering, which can ruin the look of the flower garden, but you cannot cut them off - the bulb's nutrition will be interrupted. Therefore, it is recommended to plant accompanying plants next to it, which will hide the unpresentable appearance of the leaves.

Peonies, irises, delphiniums, poppies, petunias are recognized as ideal neighbors. And you can create a fashionable element of landscape design - an allyarium, choosing varieties of onions with different flowering periods. It can be arranged according to the principle of an alpine slide or as a rockery, with the presence of stones.The variety of types of decorative onions will allow each grower to find one or even several for themselves, which will become a favorite decoration of the site.

Blooming onion allium photo

Allium white Mount Everest

Decorative bow allium moth planting and care photo

Allium gladiator photo

Allium Oreophilum

The decorative allium onion has about 400 species, of which about 130 are used in decorative floriculture. It will illuminate any garden and will look unique against the background of the usual tulips and asters, drawing the attention of others.

Varieties and types

Allium aflatunsky (purple sense) able to reach 1.5 meters in height and 12 cm in diameter. Its star-shaped light purple flowers gather in dense globular umbrellas. It is very interesting to watch the flowering of the Aflatun onion, while it is unpretentious in its care.

Allium gladiator Is a close relative of the common edible onion. The dark green leaves of this species are good for food. It can grow up to 1 meter in height, has lavender-blue flowers in the shape of a star, composed of 6 petals. The diameter of the inflorescences is 20 cm and more, they exude a pleasant sweetish aroma. Gladiators are great for rocky gardens, rock gardens and go well with bearded irises.

Allium eros endowed with globular inflorescences, the color of which can vary in the range from pink to pale lilac. The height is 30-35 cm, and the diameter of the flowers is approximately 10. The flowering period is in June.

Allium roundhead blooms relatively late - in the middle of summer and blooms for about a month. The oval inflorescences of the plant consist of purple or pink flowers. The shoot can grow up to 60 cm in height.

Allium blue - one of the most beautiful. Shoot height - 80 cm, inflorescence in the form of a spherical or hemispherical dense umbrella has a diameter of 7 cm and can have 200-250 variegated blue flowers in the form of bells. The color of the inflorescences is so beautiful that it seems there is nothing bluer in the world.

Allium moth — yellow onion - grows up to 20-30 cm in height. Its loose inflorescence is made up of bright yellow-golden flowers that look like stars. Flowering occurs at the end of May and lasts for 20 days.

Allium Christoph - the most effective among the medium-sized. The height is usually no more than 30-40 cm, but it can reach 60 under especially favorable growing conditions. The unusually large spherical inflorescence of allium Christophe can grow up to 25 cm in diameter with many small star-shaped flowers of pink-violet or purple flowers. It is not easy to look away from this plant during its monthly bloom in June.

Allium Ostrovsky - a very pretty low-growing plant (up to 20 cm in height) with large, wide-bell-shaped flowers of a crimson hue, from which a pleasant aroma emanates. Flowers are collected in inflorescences up to 10 cm in diameter.

Allium ivory queen will complement any corner of your garden. The size of the shoot is 25-35 cm, its top is crowned with luxurious flowers with a diameter of 12 cm in ivory. It should be noted that the foliage of this species looks no less beautiful - the corrugated green-blue foliage gives the plant a special charm. In addition, for about 20 days of flowering, the flowers are richly scented.

Allium bulgarian reaches 90 cm in height. Its expressive white-purple inflorescences delight the eye during flowering in early summer.

Allium giant named according to its size - 1.5 meters in height with an umbrella diameter of 8 cm inflorescences. The flowers are star-shaped and light purple in color, the leaves are wide, belt-like, squat. Blooms in the first month of summer for 25 days.

Allium is city-loving - undersized, with bulb sizes slightly exceeding the size of a pea. The plant grows only up to 10-20 cm in height.Inflorescences consist of 30-40 wide bell-shaped bright flowers of pink-purple color. The flowering period is 20-30 days at the end of May.

Allium Unifolium - view from North America. Very beautiful, even though the inflorescences are loose umbrellas, not spheres. It grows to a slightly higher height compared to the previous one - 20-25 cm. This compactness allows both species to create small neat compositions, planted, for example, in containers.

Allium Schubert - up to 25-30 cm high with gray-pink inflorescences in the shape of a star. Flowering begins in June. Only a professional will be able to identify onions in this plant after the first meeting.

Allium Cowani - early flowering. The flowering period falls in May-June, while flower stalks are formed 30-40 cm high, ending in lovely inflorescences - lush balls made up of small (4 cm in diameter) snow-white flowers. Flowering for 2-3 weeks is accompanied by the presence of a pleasant aroma that takes on garlic hues if you rub the leaves or stem.

Allium neapolitan - grows up to 25-35 cm in height. Its flowers are 1-1.4 cm long, broadly bell-shaped, pink in color and grouped into a slightly convex or flat umbrella.

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Allium planting and care in the open field

Before you start planting ornamental onions, it is recommended to dig up the soil, fertilize it with humus and mineral fertilizers. Water the hole a little, and mulch the landing site.

Planting in open ground should be carried out in the 3rd decade of September at a soil temperature in the area of ​​root formation in the region of 10 ° C. Alliums are quite unpretentious in care - loosening, weeding and mulching the soil during the growing season.

Ornamental onions require moderate watering, and it is better that there is a little moisture, rather than more than necessary. In general, allium is a light-loving plant and it is better to plant it in areas well-lit by the sun.

Prepare the soil under the onion so that it is soft and breathable. In order to avoid stagnation of water, its good drainage is ensured. The recommended acidity index is 7.0, that is, close to normal.

Naturally, the lowlands, where stagnation of rain and melt water is a common thing in springtime, are completely unsuitable for planting this plant. The thickness of the hole soil is selected such that the hole is 2-3 times higher than the bulb in height, which ensures reliable wintering and protection of the plant from drying out.

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Do I need to dig allium for the winter

It is also recommended to dig up the bulbs every year after the seeds have ripened and the foliage has dried, and then plant them again in the fall. The dug out bulbs are kept at a temperature of no more than 18-20 ° C.

For some types of allium, such as moths, Ostrovsky and blue, planting bulbs is allowed both in autumn and in spring. Small bulbs are stored more reliably in sawdust or peat, which prevents them from drying out.

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Fertilizers for allium

Compost and wood ash serve as fertilizer for allium. Top dressing is necessary at the stage of leaf regrowth, during budding and bulb formation.

In the first days of autumn, in order to implement a proper wintering, it is worth feeding with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers by introducing undissolved granules into the soil. Only seedlings of the initial growth stage are suitable for transplanting.

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Allium propagation by seeds

In blue and yellow decorative onions, seedlings bloom by the 3rd year, while onions with large inflorescences (Christoph, Schubert, giant) have a 6- and even 7-year waiting period.

Allium aflunsky grows well in warmth, at the same time cold stratification is desirable for the giant allium. In the presence of favorable conditions, self-seeding often occurs.

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Allium bulb reproduction

All alliums on inflorescences can form small bulbs - bulbs. To stimulate this process, you can cut the buds and apply treatment with growth regulators.

Bulbs are often preferable for planting, since this is a young planting material clean for phytopathogens. For example, from the blue allium bulbs, you can get flowering plants in a year.

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Diseases and pests

• In cases of improper care and a high level of humidity, allium can be affected by root mites, rot, peronosporosis, and onion flies. The best preventive measure to prevent these diseases is to warm the bulb at a temperature of about 40 ° C for 10-11 hours (in an oven or dryer).
• If the plant is infected with a fly or a tick, it should be treated with a 2% chlorophos solution, ash, peat, tobacco dust can be used.

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