A cherry blossom is the name for the flower of cherry trees known as Sakura in Japanese. In English, the word “sakura” is equivalent to the Japanese flowering cherry. It is Japan’s unofficial national flower and it has been celebrated for many centuries and holds a very prominent position in Japanese culture.

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.

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?