| Description | A drumstick type Allium with maroon-purple starry flowers. |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | All Plants, Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizoms, etc. |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, dry |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained |
| Flowers | umbel consisting of many maroon-purple starry florets, 1.25-2.75 inches in diameter |
| Stems | bulb |
| Dimensions | flower scapes about 30 inches |
| Maintenance | plant 4-5 inches deep and 4-5 inches apart |
| Propagation | seeds, bulbs |
| Native Site | Dry open spaces in the Balkans. |
| Cultivar Origin | circa 1800 |
| Misc Facts | (syn Allium nigrum var atropurpureum) |
| Notes & Reference | #207-Alliums The Ornamental Onion (Dilys Davies) |
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