1.   For example, among the selections I was given were ornamental alliums and lavender, both of which have always died in my garden over the summer.

2.   Most ornamental alliums are perennials and are grown from bulbs planted in the fall like tulips or daffodils.

3.   Ornamental allium bulbs are part of the onion genus, the first plants to be domesticated by man.

4.   So give ornamental alliums a chance.