Drumstick Allium
Allium sphaerocephalon
Also called ornamental onion, flowering onion and round headed leek
Drumstick Allium blooms from June through July.
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Growing Drumstick Allium
Plant it in full sun. It prefers low water. It is hardy in USDA zones 4–8. Expect it to reach about 2.3 ft tall and 12 in wide at maturity, in roughly 1 year.
When to plant Drumstick Allium
Drumstick Allium is a fall-planted bulb: get it in the ground 6 to 8 weeks before the ground freezes, typically September or October across zones 4 to 8. It pays you back the following June to July.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar: for the middle of its range, start with zone 6 in September.
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