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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Allium 'Pink Planet'
Pink Planet Ornamental Onion
Item #: 12727
Zones: 4a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Allium 'Pink Planet' has been a superb performer in our heat and humidity tolerance trials. This Intrinsic Perennial Gardens introduction forms a nice clump of slightly twisted, thin, glaucous, blue-green leaves, thanks to the influence of Allium senescens. The vigorous, deer-resistant clumps are topped, starting for us in late June (NC) with numerous 18" tall stalks, each terminating in a 3" wide, dense flower head of pale lilac flowers...or if you're color blind (i.e., male), pink. If you don't overuse pesticides, Allium 'Pink Planet' is a great attractant to bees and butterflies (not included). Our 10-year-old clumps are now 2' wide, and so far, no seedlings have been spotted. Allium 'Pink Planet' is a great rock garden plant, so a nice sunny, well-drained spot will be very satisfactory.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Allium
Flower Color: Pink , Purple/Lavender
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Summer
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Green Roofs , Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants
Other: Fragrant Foliage Plants , Butterfly Attracting Plants , Edimentals , Cut Flower Plants , Deer Resistant Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Groundcovers , Pollinator Plants , Rabbit Resistant Plants