In San Diego, select short-day varieties that require 12 to 14 hours of daily sun. The long-day varieties that require 14 to 16 hours of daily sun may result in leaf growth but no bulb development.

Garlic (Allium sativum): There are many varieties of garlic of two different types—soft neck and hard neck. ... Select short day varieties to be planted from September to November.

From the giant umbels to the smaller blooms, you can have allium flowers from late spring through summer if you plan well. In my opinion, the best alliums are the showiest ones with the biggest heads.

There has been lots of breeding in alliums over the years, so there's a surprising number of varieties available, and not all of them bear the purple globe flower heads we're all familiar with. They ...

It's wise to choose the right variety for your region, says Sara Rubens, owner of Seed to Sanctuary.Short-day or intermediate-day onions do best in the south, and long-day onions thrive in the North.

Deer, squirrels and other garden pests don’t like the oniony taste of allium bulbs and will generally leave them alone. Originally Published: October 11, 2013 at 10:27 AM MDT Share this: ...

Beautiful and sturdy with a flair for the dramatic, alliums are a graceful way to add color and architectural dimension to your garden. With large globes of tiny white, purple, yellow or blue ...

Alliums, a type of ornamental onion, produce globe-shaped, pinkish-purple flowers that are a striking addition to any garden. They come in various sizes, but all allium varieties are relatively ...

Between 2013 and 2016 the RHS trialled more than 100 allium varieties at RHS Garden Wisley, complementing its earlier trial of shorter rock garden alliums.

Beautiful and sturdy with a flair for the dramatic, alliums are a graceful way to add color and architectural dimension to your garden.

Beautiful and sturdy with a flair for the dramatic, alliums are a graceful way to add color and architectural dimension to your garden.