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Truly a Bloomin' Onion!
By Deb Bloom
The Outback Steak House has made Bloomin' Onions popular and now they are sold everywhere. If you have never heard of this food dish, it consists of one large fried Vidalia onion which is cut to resemble a flower and served as an appetizer. The Bloomin' Onions I'm writing about today, though, aren't the kind you eat. I was browsing through my Better Homes & Gardens magazine and found these beautiful plants, referred to as an 'ornamental onion' and just HAD to have them for my landscaping. There are many types of 'Alliums' or Flowering Onions and they are excellent for planting in groups or in a border. You can grow the shorter species at the front of a border or in a rock garden. The fragrant flowers bloom in late spring and are a perfect perennial. They're also Deer resistant! The many types of allium are easy to grow, and once established are left alone until they become overcrowded. They range in height from six inches to three feet. They like fertile, well drained soil and prefer sun or partial shade. Allium gigantium - This allium multiplies rapidly and grows 4 or 5 feet tall. The plant may be used as a dried or cut flower. Allium moly -- Golden Garlic - It grows 12 inches tall, bears yellow flowers in June and tolerates poor hot soil. Allium tuberosum - Produces white, fragrant flowers on 3 foot tall plants, in July and August. Allium are planted in fall or early spring. The larger types are planted three inches deep with the smaller types two inches deep. They are divided and replanted as soon as the leaves have died down. If you want to see ALL the species, (1250!), check out Wikipedia, the link is below.
Allium Wikipedia
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