I’m not so crazy about the white alliums, like A. rosenbachianum ‘Album’ with its 5-inch loose heads on 3-foot stems, as part of my beds, but I include some in the long row of ornamental onions I planted in my vegetable garden for cutting. Very showy, very long-lasting. At Martha Stewart my colleagues recommended putting a drop of bleach in the water to prevent the onion-y, funky scent when using alliums as cuts. Other great allium traits: built-in animal resistance, unlike most bulbs, and the fact that because they are so linear (taking up almost no room at ground level) you can fit more more more anywhere. And I do.
