Allium flowers always make me think of pixie hats. The buds swell, then slowly split their papery sheath which peels away, revealing a full head of flowers inside.
From chives to spring onions and leeks, the form is the same. These particular ones have sprouted from the left-over spring leeks (clearly they’re telling me I can’t grow them into the summer). So I’ll enjoy their flowers and begin planting rows once again in the autumn….