Allium cyathophorum var. farreri

Allium cyathophorum var. farreri is native to China. An attractive clump-forming species, it bears umbels of up to 30 bell-shaped, deep violet-purple flowers from late spring to early autumn. It's unique among flowering alliums in that it thrives in acidic soils and can tolerate partial shade.

Allium cyathophorum var. farreri is ideal for growing in rockeries, containers, or at the front of sunny borders. It makes a great cut flower, and adds colour in a mixed flower bed, or in a rock garden.