Allium aflatunense purple sensation shown below.
What do allium sphaerocephalon bulbs look like.
A heavy bloomer allium sphaerocephalon persian onion has 1 egg shaped flowers start in late spring and continue into the summer.
Other common names round headed garlic round headed leek.
Unusual tapering inflorescences are densely packed with florets that are greenish yellow towards the base of the inflorescence shading to an intense purple towards the top.
If you re just getting started with alliums you might want to begin with the most popular and earliest blooming variety.
Allium sphaerocephalon flowers in early summer june july and lasts 3 4 weeks.
The plant is 30 40 inches tall with a small densely packed umbel.
Allium also known as flowering onion is a spectacular and unusual looking flowering bulb that will add interest to any garden as the name suggests allium plants are members of the allium family which includes such plants as garlic onions leeks and chives all of these plants produce similar round pom pom shaped flower heads though alliums are the only ones usually exclusively grown for.
Allium leaves tend to be long and strappy some like the cork screw allium remain attractive all season with a blue green color that complements the flowers.
The raspberry purple flower heads measure 3 to 4 in diameter and have slender 24 to 30 inch stems.
Inside each bulb is a living plant and it will not survive being out of the ground for more than 6 months or so.
Hi jamie if your allium bulbs are still firm and solid like cooking onions plant them right now.
A type of ornamental onion also known as round headed leek drumstick allium allium sphaerocephalon is appreciated for the egg shaped blooms that appear in early summer hollow grayish green foliage provides lovely contrast to the pink to rosy purple drumstick allium flowers.
This remarkable allium variety is ideal for landscape color in the late spring to early summer.
The bulbs are modestly priced multiply over time and are easy to interplant among other perennials.
It also works well in a pot.
Allium sphaerocephalon is a striking allium bearing dense green drumstick style flower heads which mature to maroon red.
Synonyms allium descendens allium cilicicum.
Drumstick allium flowers look like tiny ears of red indian corn.
It s a great choice for growing in a mixed herbaceous border among ornamental grasses or gravel gardens.
Most early blooming alliums have foliage that tends to die back early as the plants go dormant for the summer.
Drumstick allium plants are suitable for growing usda plant hardiness zones 4 through 8.
Height 24 inches bulb size.
