| Description | Drum Stick Allium (Allium spaerocephalon) ia an ornamental Onion with reddish-purple flowers. Will aggressively reseed in the garden. |
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| Plant Type | Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizoms, etc., Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, not soggy |
| Flowers | densely packed tapering globular head (umbel) of reddish purple flowers |
| Leaves | strap-like basal leaves and a rigid tubular flower stalk |
| Dimensions | 20-30 inches tall |
| Maintenance | Plant bulbs 5 inches 3 inches between bulbs, can spread by reseeding |
| Propagation | It reproduces by annual daughter bulb replacement and underground bulblets. These can be divided. |
| Misc Facts | AKA: Round-headed Garlic, Ball-head onion |
| Notes & Reference | #57-Spring Flowering Bulbs (Dr. A.A. DeHertogh, #60-The American Gardeners World of Bulbs (Judy Glattstein) |
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