Allium giganteum
ORNAMENTAL ONION
- Huge purple balls of tiny star-shaped florets on thick green stems
- This allium is not used for culinary purposes
- Produces grayish-green strap-like leaves
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Allium giganteum 'Globemaster'
ORNAMENTAL ONION
- Huge balls of purple star-shaped florets are borne on stout stems
- As the flowers fade, new florets take their place
- Strap-like gray-green basal leaves
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Allium x 'Mount Everest'
ORNAMENTAL ONION
- Spherical umbels of white star-shaped florets
- Upright ribbed stems
- Aptly named for its statuesque form
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Crocosmia x 'Buttercup'
MONBRETIA
- Attractive sprays of open-faced, golden-yellow flowers
- Clumps of upright, mid-green, sword-shaped leaves
- Attracts hummingbirds
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Crocosmia x 'Emberglow'
MONBRETIA
- Exotic, orange-red flowers on arching stems
- Upright, clump forming perennial with sword-shaped leaves
- Attracts hummingbirds
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Crocosmia x 'Emily McKenzie'
MONBRETIA
- AKA Crocosmia x 'Lady McKenzie'
- Has larger, more open-faced flowers than other cultivars of crocosmia
- Flaming-orange flowers with red centres and yellow throats
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Crocosmia x 'Lucifer'
MONBRETIA
- Robust, bright red flowers on arching stems
- Unique buds look like a snake's head as they emerge
- Clumping, mid-green, sword-like foliage resembles the traditional gladiola
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm