Alliums

Allium seed head

Friday 7th August 2015

We have some Allium plants in our garden. They are also known as ornamental onions and have masses of purple flowers in a huge ball about ten inches diameter. When the flowers die, they leave the seed heads (the green blobs) and when the seed heads drop off, the plant is left with masses of tiny spikes. Flower arrangers love them. I have photographed the plant with flowers in the past, but today I waited for the sun to strike the seed heads, against a dark area under trees. This makes the detail stand out.