Golden Garlic (Allium moly): Bright Yellow, Long-Lasting Flowers for Naturalizing

Overview

Golden garlic (Allium moly) produces dense umbels of bright yellow flowers in midsummer on 6-12 inch stems. Robust, hardy, excellent cut flower, naturalizes rapidly. Cultivar 'Jeannine' flowers earlier with larger umbels.

Botanical Details

• Genus: Allium
• Species: moly

Culture & Uses

Full sun to part shade, moist but not wet soil. Plant bulbs at surface. Deadhead to control spread. Sow seed when ripe or in spring; divide in fall. Self-seeds. Bulb rots in damp soils; fungal diseases, onion fly, thrips. Attracts butterflies. Fragrant foliage. Use in beds, borders, cut flowers, naturalizing. Height 6-12 inches.