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Amaryllidaceae
Round-Headed Garlic
Allium sphaerocephalon
Unity and enduring strength.
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Allium
- Native to
- Europe, North Africa, Western Asia
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- bulb
- Height
- 18-36 in
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, sandy to loamy
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 4-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Each egg-shaped flower head contains up to 100 tiny individual florets that open from green to deep burgundy.
- The flower heads change color gradually as they mature, creating a striking two-tone effect on each globe.
- It is also called drumstick allium because the dense oval flower heads resemble miniature drumsticks.
- Bees are highly attracted to the nectar-rich blooms, and a single head can be visited by dozens of pollinators at once.
- Unlike most ornamental alliums, it naturalizes readily and can form large, self-sustaining colonies.
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unity
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enduring strength
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prosperity