Quick Characteristics:
| Height: | 45-80 cm (1.5-2.6 ft) |
| Flower Colors: | purple |
| Flower Season: | early summer |
| Life form: | deciduous bulb |
Allium hollandicum R.M.Fritsch is a species native to Iran, and not a synonym of Allium aflatunense B.Fedtsch., which is a different, accepted species. Height range: 45-80 cm. Photographs by David Pilling, the last one shows shoots in spring (right) compared with tulips.
In the bulb photo the coin is about an inch in diameter. Photo 2 shows a bulb formed at the base of the seed head; photo 3 shows seed pods and seed on a 10 mm grid.
Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation' is a deep colored strain believed to originate in 1963 from a selection by J. Bijl. It is often incorrectly called Allium aflatunense 'Purple Sensation' or described as a garden hybrid from Holland named Allium ×hollandicum 'Purple Sensation'. RHS AGM. Photo 1 by Janos Agoston. Photo 2 comparing this cultivar with the common form by David Pilling. Photo 3 from Travis Owen shows first year seedling bulbs. Seeds of 'Purple Sensation' are viable, and are easy to grow by spreading the seeds over the surface of a prepared seed pot in the autumn, and left in the elements over winter.
