Bubble Gum Collection

A highly visual collection that brings together ornamental garlics of various heights, with umbels of flowers of varying sizes, in a beautiful gradient from white to pink-violet. Chosen for their ease of cultivation, these Alliums allow you to create height variations in flower beds and borders, as well as creating beautiful pots for the terrace or balcony. Plant these bulbs in full sun, in well-draining soil, either in the ground or in pots. Enhance your bouquets with fresh or dried flowers: they will add an original touch.

The Bubble Gum Collection consists of:

3 Allium Globemaster: the most floriferous, the tallest and the largest! This allium forms flower balls of 18 cm (7 in) in diameter in a beautiful violet-pink colour, on a 90 cm (35 in) tall stem. (Size 20+.) Blooms in May-June.

3 Allium stipitatum album: tightly packed umbels, white in colour, reaching up to 10 cm (4 in) in diameter, standing at 1.2 m (4 ft) above the ground on a sturdy stem that allows it to withstand the wind, like tall grasses. (Size 14+.) Blooms in May-June.

2 Allium macleanii (or elatum): it bears dense umbels of 5 to 8 cm (2 to 3 in) in diameter, where star-shaped flowers in a lovely lilac-pink colour are tightly packed. This allium can reach a height of 80 cm (32 in). (Size 14+.) Blooms in May-June.

Alliums are herbaceous perennial plants with bulbs, belonging to the Alliaceae or Amaryllidaceae family depending on the classification. Their flowering in spherical umbels on stiff stems brings height and a beautiful touch of originality to any setting. Their foliage generally develops prior to flowering, in spring: the bulbs form a rosette of large green and lush leaves, which fade as the flowers bloom in May-June or sometimes in June-July depending on the region. The globular inflorescence is composed of numerous small star-shaped flowers with 6 petals of varying colours depending on the varieties. These non-fragrant flower heads remain decorative in flower beds for a long time once pollinated. The bulb replenishes its reserves after flowering and produces numerous daughter bulbs, allowing for rapid multiplication. 

On its own, ornamental garlic has little appeal, but when combined with other perennials in shades of white, pink, and blue in large flower beds, it becomes truly remarkable. Perfect in a contemporary-style setting, it is irreplaceable in a romantic mixed border, nestled in a carpet of Nepeta 'Six Hill Giant' or Stachys byzantina, among herbaceous peonies with large flowers such as: 'Break a Day' or 'Bowl of Beauty', or against a backdrop of roses with abundant pink flowers: 'Eglantyne', 'Heritage' or 'Mary Rose'. In any case, consider accompanying it with low, shrubby plants that will hide its base, which becomes unsightly once the foliage has dried up. For a more "dynamic" effect, its flowers can structure a modern garden where several geometric shapes oppose each other. For example, it can be associated with Stipa tenuissima, lavender, and cone-shaped trimmed boxwood.

In short, the possibilities are endless and there is definitely a corner of your garden where this Bubble Gum Collection will create a sensation!