Allium hollandicum ‘Purple Sensation’ flower is a nice addition to the landscape, not only for its color but also for its globular shape. It is a very impressive hybrid Flowering Onion. It produces a tuft of large, strap-shaped leaves, with a strong stem 3′ or so high holding a ball up to 6″ across of many small purple starry flowers over quite a long period. Allium Purple flowers, like other spring-flowering bulbs, purple alliums need to be planted in the fall.

Ensete ventricosum ‘Maurelii’ (Red banana, Abyssinian banana, Ethiopian banana)

This banana-like perennial has large paddle-shaped leaves, which range in color from deep brown to red-purple to pale green. The leaves are very fast growing, producing huge banana leaves which are a lovely green with red and a deep red midrib. Looks like it has been hand painted. Fruits are banana-like but dry and inedible. This plant needs lots of space and lots of attention. It also needs a protected site. It is a classic foliage plant that becomes a striking specimen in the landscape. A popular choice for tropical-inspired gardens.

Wow! This is another color of Dahlia flowers. I will try to look for the seeds of this kind so I can start planting it in our garden. Aren’t they lovely?