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Allium vineale 'Hair'

Common name(s): Ornamental Onion, Crow Garlic, False Garlic, Stag's Garlic
Family name: Alliaceae
Common family name: Onion Family
USDA hardiness zone(s): 5
Perennation: biennial
Light level: sun
Flower color: purple, red, green
Plant height: 2 feet
Plant spread: none recorded
Deciduous: deciduous
Growth form: upright
Leaf color: green
Range: Cultivated
Habit: geophyte
Special characteristics:
This bulb is a sport of A. sphaerocephalon. The main feature of this plant is the flower umbel has a purple heart with green long hair-like thin petals. The flower head is actually tiny plantlets that look like hair, thus giving it the cultivar name of 'Hair'. The foliage is deep green.

This is a unique flowering plant that should be planted in an area where its interesting green flower heads can be seen.

Zones 5 - 9

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