Botanical name
Allium cristophii
Other names
Star of persia, Allium christophii, Allium albopilosum
Genus
Species
A. cristophii - A. cristophii is a deciduous, bulbous perennial, with strap-shaped, grey-green leaves dying back at flowering and, in early summer, spherical heads of star-shaped, purple-pink flowers followed by showy seed-heads.
Native to
Central Asia, Turkey
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Erect
Awards
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)