Scientific name: Allium hollandicum ‘Purple Sensation’
Synonym: Allium ‘Purple Sensation’
Family: ALLIACEAE
Common names: “Ornamental onion”
Plant Type: Bulb
Conditions:
Zone: 4-9
Light: Full sun
Exposure: Sheltered
Soil: Fertile
Moisture: Moist well drained
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: H 3′ W 3′
Leaf and Stem shape: Short basal leaves dying down by flowering time
Flower: Umbels of small, spherical vivid rosy-purple florets 
Pruning: N/a
Maintenance: Low, can cut out old flowers to prevent seedlings
Landscape use: Good to plant behind something that hides the leaves, mixed borders, architectural flowers
Propagate: By seed and bulb offset
Pests & Disease: White rot! always check any bulbs you buy for white fungi
*Deer resistant
Comments: Nice structural flowers, some can get quite large
Cultivars: A. h. , A. h. ‘Purple sensation’ & A. h. ‘Purple surprise’ ~AGM winners
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