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Allium is easy to grow from seed. Learn how to grow Allium from seed and fill your garden with beautiful ornamental blooms.

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Ornamental Allium seeds can be collected from seed heads of some species of allium, after they have bloomed and formed seed.

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Propagating alliums from seed is an easy and cost effective way to increase the number of allium plants in your garden.

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Alliums grown from seed will be hybrids, and there may be variations in size, form and color in the new seedlings.

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Allium flowers are made up of many tiny star shaped flowers which, if fertilized, will form numerous small seed pods on the spent flower head.

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Wait for the seed pods on the seed head to become brown and dry before harvesting ripe seeds.

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Collect the seeds on a dry day when the seed heads are not moist from rain or heavy dew. Store seeds in a cool place until ready to be stratified.

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If planting indoors, stratify the seeds prior to planting, by placing in a plastic bag with a moist medium, and then placing in the fridge for at least thirty days.

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Allium seeds directly sown into the garden will be naturally stratified by the outdoor elements during the winter months.

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When planting indoors, allium seeds can be planted in cell trays, or alternatively in open trays filled with a soilless medium.

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Allium are easy to grow from seed. The seeds require darkness for germination, so make sure to cover them.

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Direct seeding is one of the easiest ways to grow allium from seed. The time to direct seed can be in early fall or very early spring.

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Winter sowing is another easy and almost hands off method, to grow any perennial or hardy annual seeds, including allium seed.

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Some allium seeds can germinate fairly quickly. Others may take up to three months to grow.

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Plant out into the garden in spring. In the first year the tiny plants will grow, establish, and develop, saving energy for the next year’s bloom.

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In year two you should see some blooms, and be rewarded with the results of your efforts.

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