Set of 25 Allium Sphaerocephalon Bulbs - Van Zyverden

Product Description

Alliums are in the same family as garlic, onions, chives, and shallots. This makes gardeners wonder if they should include them in their ornamental gardening plans, as it conjures up images of supermarket produce. But because good garden designs are often made up of different shapes, Alliums rounded blooms make for high drama and interest in the garden. The Allium group gets more popular annually, from over 300 species to choose. They amaze everyone, and few plants create this kind of wow in the garden. We will be adding many new varieties shortly.
Allium sphaerocephalon is a bulbous perennial that is ornamentally grown for its early summer bloom of rose-purple to pink flower heads. This plant is native throughout Europe to the Caucusus, Iran and northern Africa. Cylindrical, hollow, grassy, gray-green leaves to 14" long form a foliage clump in spring. In late spring, sturdy slender flowering stems rise topped with egg-shaped flower heads. Each flower head is a tight, dense, clover-like cluster of tiny florets that emerge deep green but mature to rose-purple. Flower heads resemble the flower heads of some clovers. Flowers lack fragrance.

Product Highlights

• Commonly called round-headed leak or drumstick allium/Deer and rodent resistant/Each flower head displays an interesting bi-color effect as the florets change from green to purple
• Alliums are in the same family as garlic, onions, chives, and shallots
• Bulb Size: 7/+ cm/Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade/Bloom Time: Late Spring /Plant Time: Fall
• Grows 20-24" tall/Plant 4-6" apart, 3-5" deep/Hardy in USDA zones 4-8
• 48 contiguous US states, plus the District of Columbia; Except ID, NV, NC
• Care instructions: As Alliums do not like wet feet, find a sunny location where the soil drains well or try to improve the drainage. The bulbs will rot in wet areas. Aside from that, almost no maintenance is required.