Allium 'Summer Drummer' is one of the tallest of all ornamental onions with soaring stems up to six feet high with fragrant, lavender-purple flower heads.
Description:
Allium 'Summer Drummer' is one of the tallest of all ornamental onions with soaring stems reaching up to six feet high. The fragrant, lavender-purple, tightly-packed flower heads are about four inches across and will soar above the sunny border rising up through early summer perennials. Possibly hardy to zone 3.
Common Name: Ornamental Onion - [Spring B&B Pre-Order]
Family: Amaryllidaceae (The Amaryllis Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-10
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 4-6'
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Purple
Secondary Bloom Colour: Pink
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Bees, Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Miscellaneous - Garden Origin
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