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allium

Any of a group of plants of the lily family, usually strong-smelling with a sharp taste; they form bulbs in which sugar is stored. Cultivated species include onion, garlic, chive, and leek. Some species are grown in gardens for their decorative globular heads of white, pink, or purple flowers. (Genus Allium, family Liliaceae.)
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FREE spring garden by The Mirror (London, England)
Daisy shaped flowers (asters, sunflowers, marigolds, etc) are good for bees, as well as alliums, beans and flowering herbs, especially mint, borage and hyssop.
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Deep purple irises and bloodred aquilegias were the prevalent plants at Chelsea, while alliums, dahlias and tulips were not.
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