Allium altaicum Bone Head RHS Award of Merit Winners and a gazillion yellow stamens

and a gazillion yellow stamens clustered in the center like a yellow fiber optic lamp

The clumps are topped with short stalks of dark purple flowers

which adds winter interest to the woodland gardens

the central streaked dragon ridge will begin appearing in the new foliage

Allium altaicum Bone Head RHS Award of Merit Winners and a gazillion yellow stamensThanks to Denver Botanic Garden horticulturist Mike Bone for collecting this amazingly ornamental onion from the Central Asian (Russia, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan) steppes. The 1. 5' tall x 3' wide clumps are composed of widely inflated blue leaves and topped starting in early July with 30" tall stalks, each ending in a 2" ball of white flowers. This is both an attractive and curious attention drawing plant that thrives in a dry, well drained site. Many