Hair Garlic

Allium vineale 'Hair'

Plant Details:

Plant Type: Perennial
Plant Family: Liliaceae
Plant Description: Bulbous, clump-forming relative of the wild garlic. Red-purple centers are covered with long, twisty hair-like green petals.

Maintenance:

Maintenance Type: Perennial - Herbaceous
Plant Care: Perennial - Herbaceous (soft-stemmed plants that die back in winter and regrow in spring): Remove spent blooms to promote rebloom later. Some plants tend to flop over after the first bloom and attempt to regrow from the base; in these cases, the old stems can be cut away in summer. As plants become dormant in the fall, remove dead leaves and stems.

Plant Attributes:

Mature Size: 24-36" tall x 6" wide
Utah Native: No
Plant Select: No
Pollinator Friendly: Yes
Localscapes: Infill Plant
Foliage Interest: No
Foliage Colors: Green
Bloom Colors: Green
Bloom Seasons: Early Summer, Late Spring
Bloom Period: May - Jun

Growing Conditions:

Hardiness Zone: 3 to 9
Light Requirement: Full Sun (6+ hrs sun)
Irrigation Requirement:     Moderate (1/2" every 7-10 days)
Salt Tolerant: Unknown
Deer Resistant: Unknown

Garden Location:

  • Planting Path
    • Nursery Shopping
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter