Botanical Name: Common Names:
Allium sphaerocephalon Drumstick Round Headed Leek, Round Headed Garlic, Ball Head Onion,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Palms, Ferns & Tropical Clumping, Upright, Upright Narrow
Description:
Stunning ornamental perennial with clumping grey foliage and green and reddish-purple ball-like flowers that sit above foliage on a straight upright stems during Spring and Summer. Great to use for borders, in garden beds and containers. Grows approx. 70cm tall.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m <30cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Amaryllidaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Grey
Flower Colour: Green, Purple, Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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