Allium altaicum Bone Head RHS Award of Merit Winners the central streaked dragon ridge

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

After a few years

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

which adds winter interest to the woodland gardens

Adiantum tricholepis prefers an average to moist soil and a pH of at least 6

Allium altaicum Bone Head RHS Award of Merit Winners the central streaked dragon ridgeThanks 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