ostrowskianum allium

My book says plant in autumn at twice the diameter of the bulb. But you will have to plant them now anyway.

They should be sprouting now and like a sunny position. Plant them about three inches deep and plant them now.

Bulbs are very tolerant of being planted at the wrong time! They may flower a little later than normal but will catch up for next year.

And for goodness sake, dead head them when they finish flowering. They are the most awful seed weeds you can imagine. They are a plant once, weed out forever thing. I have already dug out 5, 2 gallon buckets full of them so far this year and there are still more appearing, everywhere.

Many thanks for all your advice... will take care where I plant them so that I can get in easily to deadhead when time comes... better label them well too!

This is obviously why the bulbs were 'free'! Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!!

Thanks...