Round-headed leek
Allium sphaerocephalon
Common Name: Round-headed leek
Genus: Allium
Species: sphaerocephalon
Category: Bulbs, Corms, Tubers & Rhizomatous Plants
Growth Rate: Average
| Hardiness: Hardy | Height: 0.60 m (60 cm) |
| Sun/Shade: Full sun | Spread: 0.08 m (8 cm) |
| Foliage Type: Deciduous | Flower Colour: Purple, Red |
| Foliage Colour: Green | Flowering Period: July & August |
Soil Type: Normal/Loam or Sandy/Light or Chalky/Alkaline
Soil Moisture: Dry, well drained or Moist, but well drained
- Garden care: Split and divide large clumps in autumn or spring.
Small egg-shaped claret-coloured flowerheads appear like drumsticks on tall slender stems above strap-like mid-green leaves in mid- to late summer. Planted en masse in a border in full sun these diminutive claret flowers look great emerging from a screen of foliage or against a backdrop of ornamental grasses. They gently fade as summer comes to a close.
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