Alliums provide amazing early summer flowers to bridge the gap between spring and summer bedding they come in all shapes and sizes and allium 39hair39 is a particularly curious type with purple45hearted flowers sporting outrageous green hair33 alliums thrive in mixed borders or can be planted into patio containers to provide a focal point height 15cm 4063441 spread 10cm 4043441 supplied as bulbsculinary information some parts of these flowers are edible