(Drumstick Onion, Round-headed Garlic)

The drumstick onion, a bulbous perennial, is grown for its dense, egg-shaped clusters of small, greenish-pink to dark-red flowers, which bloom in the summer on tall flower stalks that emerge from a basal clump of long, linear green leaves. When crushed, the leaves and stems have the familiar, pungent fragrance of the onion family. The drumstick onion is native to Europe, Africa, and Asia, where it grows in full sun and well-drained, often sandy soil.

In the fall, plant this bulb a hand’s width...

(Autumn Onion, Star Onion)

Native to the prairies of central North America, this bulbous perennial is grown for its airy umbels of cup-shaped pale lilac flowers. From midsummer to late autumn the flowers emerge on bare stems after the leaves have withered.

Plant the bulbs at a depth of two to three times their diameter in fertile, well-drained soil. This plant likes ample sun and dryish summer conditions. Lift and divide the bulbs only when they become crowded. Self-sowing may occur. Plant this ethereal plant in groups...

(Tall Ornamental Onion)

In late spring this bulbous perennial onion from Central Asia bears large globular heads of starry purple flowers on tall stems. The long, strap shaped, grayish-green leaves wither as the flowering stems appear. The leaves, stems, and bulbs carry the typical "onion scent".

Plant the bulbs in autumn at a depth three times their height in fertile well-drained soil and full sun. Lift and divide the clumps only when they become crowded. Plant this ornamental onion wherever you want an exclamation...

(Tall Ornamental Onion)

One of a host of alliums native to Central Asia, this ornamental onion bears large globular heads of star-shaped flowers on tall stems in late spring. The cultivar 'Mount Everest' has snow-white flowers. The long, strap shaped, grayish-green leaves wither as the flowering stems appear. The leaves, stems, and bulbs carry the typical "onion scent".

Plant the bulbs in autumn at a depth three times their height in fertile well-drained soil and full sun. Lift and divide the clumps only when they become...

(Angled Onion, Three-cornered Leek)

The ancestor of the cultivated leek is a bulbous perennial native to southern Europe. Small umbels of white bell-shaped flowers with green stripes in the middle of the petals are borne in spring amid grassy leaves on stalks whose bases are sheathed by the withered remains of the long, strap-shaped leaves.

Plant the bulbs in full sun and fertile, well drained soil at a depth of two or three times their width. This ornamental onion is a natural for the herb or vegetable garden, but also works well...

(Oneleaf Garlic)

This ornamental onion, a bulbous perennial, is grown for its showy dense umbels of star-shaped lavender-pink flowers, which bloom in the late spring. Strappy, blue-green leaves wither before the flowers emerge. Alliums belong to the onion family and thus all have the familiar pungent fragrance when their leaves or stems are crushed. Allium unifolium is native to California, where it grows in full sun and well-draining, often sandy soil.

In the fall, plant this bulb two inches deep in well-drained...

(Japanese Alder)

Glossy green leaves and the persistent brown seed fruits make Japanese alder a great shade tree with a broad adaptability to landscape soils and moisture. A pyrimad-shaped deciduous tree that does not get too wide, it hails from Japan, Korea and China's Manchuria. Its barks becomes light gray-sandy brown with shallow fissures.

In early spring this tree flowers. The male flowers are in drooping, finger-like clusters called catkins and are yellow-brown. The female flower are small and purplish...

(Oregon Alder, Red Alder)

Glossy dark green leaves with red veins, platy gray bark and the persistent brown seed fruits make red alder a great shade tree with beauty and landscape adaptability, including salty soil. Native to extreme western Canada southward into Oregon and California in the United States, it's a vigorous, cone-chaped deciduous tree. Its bark becomes ghostly gray-sandy brown that cracks into flat plates. The inner bark will turn red when exposed to air.

In early spring this tree flowers before leaves...

(Aloe)

The genus Aloe contains around 300 species of succulent plants grown for both their exquisite flowers and fleshy foliage. They are primarily native to southern Africa and the island of Madagascar but also exist in the Cape Verde Islands and the Arabian Peninsula. All of these regions are arid tropical zones, so aloes are adapted to dry, frost-free areas.

These plants typically develop a rosette of linear, triangular or sword shaped leaves with short, sharp thorns along the leaf edges...

(Hybrid Aloe)

The genus Aloe contains around 300 species of succulent plants grown for both their exquisite flowers and fleshy foliage. They are primarily native to southern Africa and the island of Madagascar but also exist in the Cape Verde Islands and the Arabian Peninsula. All of these regions are arid tropical zones, so aloes are adapted to dry, frost-free areas.

These plants typically develop a rosette of linear, triangular or sword shaped leaves with short, sharp thorns along the leaf edges...