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Allium 'Summer Drummer' bears tightly packed, pale purple and white flowers on sturdy, upright stems in late-spring and early summer. It's a fantastic choice for sunny borders, and works well when planted in drifts with ornamental grasses and other alliums. It makes a wonderful cut flower.
Grow Allium 'Summer Drummer' in well-drained soil in full sun. For best results, plant bulbs in fertile, well-drained soil up to three times their diameter.
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Allium ‘Summer drummer’ and wildlife
Allium ‘Summer drummer’ is known for attracting bees, beneficial insects and butterflies/moths. It has nectar/pollen rich flowers.
