Allium 'Lucy Ball'
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Bulbous perennial producing short-lived, strap-shaped, long, pale green leaves and bearing 50 or more densely-packed spherical heads of dark lilac, star-shaped flowers to 8cm across, on stems to 1m tall in early summer
Scientific classification
- Species
- Allium 'Lucy Ball' (Allium 'Lucy Ball')
- Genus
- Allium
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
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- Toxicity
- Bulbs
- Plant type
- 0.5-1 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
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Distribution of Allium 'Lucy Ball'
Distribution map
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of Allium 'Lucy Ball'
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Allium 'Lucy Ball' care guide
- Water moderately in growth, keep drier after flowering
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Water moderately in growth, keep drier after flowering
Fertilizing
FertilizingLight bulb feed in spring before flowering
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 a 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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