This delicate onion with narrow green leaves and a ball of star-like flowers formed on each stem, tending to bend downward. Beautiful in the garden, pots or naturalized in a meadow. Easy, dependable and very drought tolerant once established. Leaves are edible, used as chive.
It remains ornamental in the garden well into summer.
Good cut flower in fresh and dried arrangements.
Winter hardy perennial bulb Height 30-70 cm Width 10-15 cm Spacing 25 cm Flowering time July Site sunny or partially shaded, medium moisture, well drained, sandy, chalky soil. Tolerates cold site.