Allium schubertii ‘Arctic Snow’

Allium schubertii 'Arctic Snow' has white star-shaped flowers arranged like an exploding firework that can be as big as a volleyball!

Ornamental onions offer intriguing spherical or egg-shaped inflorescences comprised of hundreds of tiny flowers. A. schubertii has loose, volleyball-sized heads of star-shaped flowers held on stalks of unequal length which looks like a giant firework exploding. ‘Arctic Snow’ is a special version with white rather than purple flowers. When the fruits ripen, the inflorescence detaches from the stem and rolls through the fields like a tumbelweed thus dispersing the seeds. From Israel and adjacent regions. Available in fall as dry bulbs and sometimes in spring as potted plants.

Common Name:  Tumbleweed Onion - [Spring B&B Pre-Order]

Family:  Amaryllidaceae (The Amaryllis Family)

Zone Hardiness:  3-9

Light:  Full Sun Part Sun

Height:  12-24"

Width:  4-8"

Primary Bloom Colour:  White/Cream

Secondary Bloom Colour:  Green

Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Perennial

Bloom Time:  Spring

Soil Moisture:  Average, Dry

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Fragrance:  No

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Benefits:  Butterflies Bees

Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Deep soils.

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