allium 'Powder Puff'
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Compact bulbous perennial to 50cm tall with strap-shaped mid-green leaves and rounded umbels of star-shaped, violet-purple flowers from late spring to early summer
Scientific classification
- Species
- allium 'Powder Puff' (Allium 'Powder Puff')
- Genus
- Allium
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Bulbs may irritate skin or aggravate skin allergies. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
- Toxicity
- Bulbs
- Plant type
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Clump forming
- Habit
- Spring · Summer
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
allium 'Powder Puff' pictures
Distribution of allium 'Powder Puff'
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Culture
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Toxicity
Bulbs may irritate skin or aggravate skin allergies. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Quick identification of allium 'Powder Puff'
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allium 'Powder Puff' care guide
- Thorough watering, wait surface full dry before rehydrating
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Thorough watering, wait surface full dry before rehydrating
Fertilizing
FertilizingWeak bulb liquid feed applied once before spring leaf emergence phase
Pruning
PruningNo pruning required, other than to remove old flowered stems and foliage
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by offsets which can be carefully detached by lifting the bulb after flowering has finished. See bulb propagation
Growing
GrowingGrow in full sun and fertile well-drained soil. It is best to grow in containers where garden soil is heavy clay and prone to saturation over winter. See allium cultivation
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
May be susceptible to onion white rot, and onion downy mildew
Pests
May be susceptible to allium leaf miner and onion fly
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