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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, Spring interest |
Exposure: | Full sun |
Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
Leaves: | Simple, Basal, Soft flexible, Parallel venation, Glabrous, Linear, Entire |
Flowers: | Purple, Jun-Jul |
Fruit: | Capsule, Brown, Aug-Sep |
Key ID Features: | |
Florets in tight umbel (appearing like a drumstick from a distance), gradually change from green to purple. |