VERY tall, wind resistant, long lasting
"These are my all-time favorite allium. What makes them so different? The stalks are almost as tall as an average adult person! And the stems are just flexible and strong enough that they STAY up long, long after the purple color has finally faded from the globes. It is almost Thanksgiving and both of my Summer Drummer stalks are still upright and gorgeous, with the flowers now being a tan/wheat color. This is very impressive, all of my other bulb stems (including the other alliums) have broken long ago, as we have frequent windstorms with wind advisories. Our wooden fence has blown down TWICE this year. . . and our Summer Drummers just bob and sway attractively, no matter how fiercely the wind blows. They need no special care and look just like the listing photos (some of the little florets are purple and some are white). The only little tiny bit of feedback that I would give about this listing, is that the planting recommendations are for 9 per square foot; in my experience, these are large enough to plant a little bit further apart than that. I would personally go for more like 3 per square foot. It might be interesting to plant at that density with some other, shorter allium interspersed (such as 3 of the Summer Drummer and 6 of shorter alliums)."