in diameter. This giant can be placed amount the taller perennials like grasses and Echinacea. Allium Albopilosum like many of the Allium can be dried for interest indoors during the winter.  This is one of my favorites with it’s amethyst-violet color and loose umbel.  The flowers are very tight together in each bloom. What do you get when you cross two Allium together?  You get a variety that is the result of Allium aflatunense and Allium macleanii.  This is a wonderful cut flower and a big shorter than some of the tallest of the Allium.  For smaller spaces and those of you who like white, how about trying Allium karataviense.  In general, karataviense typicall has has white to light purple pink flowers.  However, this cultivar 'Ivory Queen' as its name indicates, is ivory white. Reminding me of fireworks, Allium Schubertii is a one of the more unique ornamental onions: a small rounded flowerhead develops into a second, much larger and more transparent flowerhead.  This is a  real beauty which dries well and can last a very long time in a vase in the house. The best way to add to your Allium garden is to order several different varieties from various bulb catalogs in the fall.  If you had just 10 new ones each year you will have a wonderful enviable Allium garden in just a few years.