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.