Allium altaicum Bone Head RHS Award of Merit Winners lacy green leaves are adorned

lacy green leaves are adorned with a lovely central maroon pattern that ages to black

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

The slowly stoloniferous rhizomes give rise to serrate green basal leaves

After a few years

picture an anorexic run over by a yellow Volkswagen

Allium altaicum Bone Head RHS Award of Merit Winners lacy green leaves are adornedThanks 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