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Allium vineale 'Dready'

Amaryllidaceae
 

Habitat: open, sunny

 

Soil: gritty, well drained

 

Height: 40 cm

 

Flowering: summer

 

Width: 10 cm

           


           

Probably even more bizarre than its cousin, mildly named 'Hair'. From each of the purple flowers in the almost spherical head the slender, tendril-like extension starts bright green, but over the course of a couple of weeks it changes to red.
3 bulbs £4.00