Large flowering allium, such as Gladiator are best planted in groups of 3 or 5, you can plant 3 bulbs per square foot for the best affect. The flowers are large round and purple, growing 6-8" in diameter, in late Spring to Early Summer. Gladiator is a hybrid variety from a cross between Allium aflatunense and Allium macleanii, it is similar to Allium giganteum, however the flowers typically are slightly larger on the Gladiator.
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This is my first time purchasing allium. They look so beautiful and I hope the bulbs do wells. The bulbs arrived on time and very healthy looking. I got them on sale, which was a plus. I can’t wait to see what spring brings.
This plant grew so well and very tall for its first year. I ordered two bulbs, planted them in the fall of 2019 and saw them emerging by Easter. By July the plants were well over 4' tall. My 2 year old loved these plants. Looking forward to seeing them emerge again next Spring.
Lol these are like softball size. Get these. Get some, and then get twice as many. Put some plants under them too to make it blend.
The bulbs were healthy and enormous and will produce a great flower next year. Hard to rate when only a bulb. Note gophers ate all my previous Allium bulbs. I had to plant these Alliums inside a metal cage.
Hoping this one is a late bloomer, I planted these in the fall and haven't seen them bud yet (now late April). However, the bulbs were healthy and sent up strong, strappy foliage that is attractive