| Scientific Name: | Allium sphaerocephalon |
| Common Name: | drumstick allium |
| Family Name: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Origin: | Africa, Central / west Asia, Europe |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Herbaceous perennial |
| Mature Size: | 0.7 - 1.3m x 0.1 - 0.3m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Upright |
| Form: | Round |
| Texture: | Coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Attract butterflies, Container planting, Perennial border, Summer interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Parallel venation, Glabrous, Distinctive smell, Linear, Entire |
| Flowers: | Umbel, Purple, Pink, Jun-Jul |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Brown, Aug-Sep |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Clump forming bulb plant; leaves alternate, linear, 20-35cm long x 6-13mm wide, hollow and round in section; umbels 2-4cm wide (appear like drumsticks from a distance), florets tightly clustered, gradually change from green to purple from Jun-Jul, peduncles 60-90cm tall. | |