| Description | Allium Hair (Allium sphaerocephalon) Instead of having the traditional globular flower head, this Alliums flower is having a bad hair day. Flowers reminiscent of Methuselah’s beard. Can be an aggressive reseeder. |
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| Pronunciation | (AL-ee-um)(sfay-roh-SEF-ah-lon) |
| Plant Type | Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizoms, etc., Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | Red center with green like tentacles protruding in all directions. Seeds form in capsules. The flowers are often called bad hair day, hairy eyeball, or Methuselah's beard. |
| Fruit | Produces a plethora of seeds that germinate all over the garden. |
| Leaves | Round, hollow, grassy, gray-green leaves up to 12-14" long and form a foliage clump in spring. |
| Stems | Stems are an underground bulb. |
| Dimensions | It can reach up to around 16 inches. |
| Maintenance | A very aggressive reseeder and will probably become an invasive plant throughout the garden. |
| Propagation | seeds, division of bulbs |
| Cultivar Origin | Hair is a mutation of the more common and popular Drumstick Allium. |
| Author's Notes | I have this in my garden. An interesting plant with its "bad hair day" flowers. It quickly reseeds in the garden, becoming invasive and still pulling dozens of plants each year, even after being planted 10 years ago. I would suggest never using this plant in your garden. |
| Notes & Reference | #274-Site Authors' observations and growing experiences of Allium Hair |
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