Drumstick Primula
A long-time favorite, these miniature floral bouquets in a rainbow of colors are signs of spring. Excellent for bedding, edging and containers, they are especially effective with spring blooming bulbs.
Drumsticks, Ball-Headed Onion, Ornamental Onion, Round Headed Leek, Round-Headed Garlic, Round-Headed Leek
Common Names in French:
Ail à Tête Ronde ...
The drumstick allium has egg-shaped flowers in summer that start off green, then bloom and develop to pink and then clover red-purple.
The drumstick primula is the most common Himalayan primula in the wild and is very popular in cultivation.
Primula denticulata (Image: Richard Wilford)
Species Information ...
Drumstick allium (A. sphaerocephalon) (shown at left)
Native to southern Europe and Asia Minor, this unusual variety has small, compact purple-maroon, egg-shaped flowerheads atop wiry, 70-centimetre-tall stems in July.
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Drumsticks - Evergreen shrub to 6'x4'. Purplish-pink flowers in late winter-spring. Full sun. Drought tolerant. 20-25 degrees F.
Craspedia globosa Drumstick Flower
annual, demanding care
created by ladybug
zones: 1a thru 11b ...
Small egg-shaped claret-coloured flowerheads appear like drumsticks on tall slender stems above strap-like mid-green leaves in mid- to late summer.
Primula denticulata (Drumstick Primrose) - Grow about 1' high with a clustered ball of flowers atop a sturdy, upright stem. Good from seed.
Allium sphaerocephalon (Drumstick Allium) The 1 to 2 inch, reddish-purple flower heads of this midsummer bloomer are oval in shape.
Primula denticulata, Drumstick primrose. Blooms in early spring. Compact balls of lavender to purple flowers atop stalks up to 12 inches tall. Zones 4 to 9.
Primula obonica, German primrose. Blooms late spring to early summer.
Moringa peregrina
Family: Moringaceae
Drumstick tree
Origin: Arabia, Red Sea coasts ...
Allium sphaerocephalon (Round-Headed Garlic, Drumsticks)
Allium tuberosum (Chinese Chives, Oriental Garlic)
Allium unifolium
Allium albopilosum synonym of Allium christophii (Star of Persia)
Allium ampeloprasum var.
The thick, leathery, round leaves are 3-7 in (7.5-17.5 cm) long, mature leaves are shiny green above, white or light brown beneath. The immature flower heads start as felt drumsticks, and open into daisy flowers; summer.
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Some of the best alliums for the South are the Naples onion (A. neopolitanum), the drumstick allium (A. sphaerocephalon), Allium ostrowkianum and the star of Persia (A. christophii). All bloom in late spring.
 See also: Pink, Green, May, Garlic, Aster
  
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