Neapolitanum

There is something almost mathematical about a perfect allium head, the way each tiny floret contributes to a whole that is far more beautiful than any of its parts. Neapolitanum achieves this in milk white, blooming in May to July with the kind of precision that makes the garden feel designed. As a cut flower it is exceptional, long stemmed and dramatic in a vase, particularly at the stage where the globe is fully formed but still tightly closed. Leave it in the border and the bees will thank you; cut it for the house and everyone else will. Selected by BLOM's Dutch growers for size and vigour, these are allium bulbs planted with the quiet confidence that the garden will look extraordinary in May to July.