Purple Allium (Onion Flower)
Out of the hundreds of Alliums, Globe Master is one of the perfect canopy toppers for border gardens. They rise up to a royal presence in just about any garden.
Like many bulbs, fall is the time for planting these sensational seeding gems. They propagate nicely over a few years. You can cluster them together about 6″ deep and 8″ apart. The more the merrier, in my humble opinion. 🙂
They begin in a lovely dreamy stage. So many neat movements and moments. Frankly a garden photographer’s dream.
Before you know it, individual blooms burst forth, here and there, as though they are lovely,
potential-filled characters begging to shine. What I love about newly bursting florets is the lovely contrast between what is and what will be…
Watching them burst forward is like watching the very birth of Spring itself. Just beautiful.
And of course once blooming, the skies the limit on ways one can photograph them. They really are a must for any garden photographers garden. They lend themselves to any angle.
They bloom for about a month. The question only becomes, what to pair them with! Options… options!!!
It’s nice to be back photographing. ‘Til next week,
Britt