{"product_id":"bobblehead-ornamental-onion-bare-root-plant","title":"Bobblehead Ornamental Onion - Bare Root Plant","description":"\u003cp\u003eBobblehead is a large, robust ornamental onion with big, globe-shaped flower heads 3 to 3.5 inches across in pale lilac. Blooms appear in midsummer and last for many weeks, then leave behind perfectly round seed heads that keep the show going.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe glaucous blue-green leaves have a slight twist, adding texture all season. Reaching 30 inches in bloom, it holds its own in borders and pollinator gardens. It handles heat, drought and a wide range of soils, and its onion scent keeps deer and rabbits away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarge, perfectly round flower heads 3 to 3.5 inches across made of many small starry florets in pale lilac-pink, held on tall, straight, sturdy stems well above the foliage. After bloom the heads become neat round seed heads in tan. Leaves are wide, flat, glaucous blue-green straps with a gentle twist, forming a full clump. The plant is 30 to 32 inches tall in bloom and 20 to 24 inches wide. At peak bloom many pale lilac spheres bob above the blue foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBobblehead thrives in the same full sun and well-drained soil as lavender, and its pale lilac globes and blue foliage echo lavender's colors while adding bold round shapes beside its spikes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrow in full sun to part shade in lean to average, well-drained soil; it handles drought once established. Hardy in USDA zones 4-8. Trim off any tired foliage in fall or early spring; clumps can be divided in spring every few years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Allium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pale lilac\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Glaucous blue-green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upright clump with twisting leaves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30–32 in tall × 20–24 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4–8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun, part sun to part shade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-July\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early-August\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long Blooming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"Bare Root Plant","offer_id":67775449202984,"sku":"GLLF-PER-387BB643-BR","price":16.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/bobblehead-ornamental-onion.jpg?v=1790892189","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/bobblehead-ornamental-onion-bare-root-plant","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}