Lavender Bubbles Flowering Onion

‘Lavender Bubbles’ is a clump-forming ornamental onion with curling, glaucous blue-green leaves and dark purple flower globes. Walters Gardens describes it as flowering later and in a darker purple than ‘Millenium’, with a mature height of 12–14 inches, spread of 20–22 inches, and USDA zones 4–8 ([Walters Gardens](https://www.waltersgardens.com/variety.php?ID=ALLLB)). ## Landscape Use Plant it in a sunny or partly shaded border, rock garden, herb garden, or container. Its flower heads can be cut, and its foliage has an onion scent when bruised. Walters Gardens reports that bees and butterflies visit the flowers and that deer and rabbits tend to avoid the plant. The listed flower period is late summer to early fall, though local timing varies. ## Growing Conditions Give it full sun to part shade and well-drained soil. Walters Gardens lists low to average water needs and says it tolerates a range of soil fertility. The source gives mature size in inches and hardiness in USDA zones 4–8. Patent PP31126 is listed on the breeder’s cultivar profile. ## Maintenance Divide the clump in fall if propagation is desired. Remove spent flower stems for a tidy appearance; no regular pruning schedule is specified by the source.