Plant Min Zone: 4a
Plant Max Zone: 8b
Sunlight: Full Sun, Part Sun
Water / Rainfall: Low, Average
Soil Quality: Poor, Average, Rich
Bloom Season: Summer, Late Summer
Flower Color: Purple
Berry / Fruit Color: Brown-Beige, Silver-Grey
Spring Foliage Color: Bluish Green
Summer Foliage Color: Bluish Green
Fall Foliage Color: Gold, Yellow
Evergreen Foliage: No
Winter Interest: Yes
Scented Flowers: No
Drought Tolerance: Medium, High
Wet-Feet Tolerance: Medium
Humidity Tolerance: Medium, High
Wind Tolerance: High
Poor Soil Tolerance: Rocky Soils, Sandy Soils, Clay Soils
Height: 1.5' - 2'
Width: 1' - 1.5'
Growth Rate: Medium
Service Life: Very Long: 10-20 years
Maintenance Need: Almost Zero Maintenance
Spreading Potential: Low
Yearly Trimming Tips: Trim Perennial to Ground in Early Spring before New Growth: Has Winter Interest.
Plant Grouping Size: Small Grouping of 3-5, Medium Grouping of 5-10, Mass Planting of 10 or more
Best Side of House: South Exposure, West Exposure, East Exposure, North Exposure
Extreme Planting Locations: Resistant to Rabbits
Ornamental Features: Long Blooming Season, Multiple Seasons of Interest
Special Landscape Uses: Groundcover
Possible Pest Problems: None
Plant Limitations: None
Serendipity Ornamental Onion (Allium 'Serendipity') is among the best of the ornamental onions. This award-winning perennial produces a compact clump of glossy blu-green leaves. Bright rosy purple, rounded flower clusters appear on strong stems just above the foliage. Unlike spring-blooming Allium bulbs, 'Serendipity' blooms in mid-summer. The attractive, shiny deep-green grassy foliage is very ornamental and lasts all season including winter interest in Kansas. Grow in just about any soil including heavy clay in full to part sun. In Eastern Kansas, typically our 40 inches of rainfall is sufficient without extra water. And as with all alliums, these are completely rabbit proof. Considered a "Once it's there, it's there forever" plant!