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'Hakkun' is very easy to grow in my garden. It's tough and healthy and does not need to be lifted for summer.
The bulbs do not break down into many small non-flowering sized ones easily, so it can remain in the same spot, without dividing for several years.

Unfortunately in my experience it blooms for a shorter time than most tulips.
It is very sensitive to heat, which makes the flowers shrivel, especially in full sun, even in my northern garden.
For that reason I think it is best suited for a place in semi-shade, unless you are fortunate enough to have it bloom while the temperatures are still low.

If I could only grow one Allium, this would be it. It usually blooms 3 weeks, which is 3 times longer than 'Purple Sensation' in my northern garden. The flowers are sterile and the flower head just keeps on expanding during bloom. For such a large flowering Allium, the foliage is rather small and tidy. To keep up the huge size of the flower heads (and the bulb) 'Globemaster' requires frequent division in my garden.

In comparison to the somewhat similar 'Katharine Hodgkin', 'Frank Elder' has paler flowers and an orange stripe on the falls. Katharine Hodgkin has a yellow stripe.