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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Depends on what you like really. Perennials which like the same conditions - Veronicas, Salvias, heleniums etc, are good with them, and so are lilies, but it also depends on how much room you have, and whether you want a long display. Grasses are good with them too.  :)
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  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    You need to bear in mind that the leaves get very tatty, before the bulbs flower, so you need to plant around them, to disguise this.
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  • ElizakateElizakate Posts: 9
    punkdoc said:
    You need to bear in mind that the leaves get very tatty, before the bulbs flower, so you need to plant around them, to disguise this.
    That's what I thought. Just wasn't sure what would be best with them.
  • Jason-3Jason-3 Posts: 391
    I have issues with Alliums I have hundreds planted in a lovely loam amended south facing border. I had a grand total of 10 pop up. They are all planted deep 8-10 inches
    I dug a new rose in last week, to a depth of about a foot in depth. I found dozens and dozens of allium bulbs. Could it be the case that the border is too hot/dry and the bulbs are multiplying as opposed to flowering? 
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