Allium drummondii

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Bulbous perennial to 30cm tall, producing clumps of grass-like, mid-green leaves and loosely spherical heads of star-shaped flowers that open pale-pink, but are darker pink in bud, giving a two-tone effect, produced over a long period from early to late spring

Scientific classification

Species: Allium drummondii (Allium drummondii)
Genus: Allium
Family: Amaryllidaceae

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Toxicity: Bulbs
Plant type: 0.1-0.5 metres
Height: 0-0.1 metre
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Clump forming
Habit: Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of Allium drummondii

Distribution map

USA to New Mexico

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of Allium drummondii

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Allium drummondii care guide

Water moderately in growth, keep drier after flowering
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Water moderately in growth, keep drier after flowering

Fertilizing

Light bulb feed in spring before flowering

Pruning

No pruning required, other than to remove old flowered stems and foliage

Propagation

Propagate by seed, sowing in containers in a cold frame when just ripe or in the spring and by offsets which can be carefully detached by lifting the bulb after flowering has finished. See bulb propagation

Growing

Grow in full sun and fertile well-drained soil. It is best to grow in containers where garden soil is heavy clay and prone to saturation over winter. See allium cultivation

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