Birth flower for May 14
Allium
Meaning: unity
The big purple sphere is an umbel made of hundreds of small six-petaled star flowers, and some globes grow bigger than a fist. Ornamental alliums are close relatives of onions and garlic, and their leaves smell oniony when crushed. Allium is simply the scientific name for the onion genus. After flowering, the dried seed heads stay attractive and are popular in arrangements.