Family: Liliaceae
Popular name: Drumsticks
Flower colour: reddish purple
Flowering period: May – June
Average plant height: 60 cm
Planting depth to base of bulb: 10 cm
Spacing between bulbs: 10 cm
Type of bulb: bulb
Light requirements: full sun
Landscape uses: borders, perennial beds, fresh-cut and dried flowers
Plant at least 25 of these small bulbs among perennial plants such as Hosta, Alchemilla or among ornamental grasses. Its compact inflorescence (scented) also remains decorative after its colour fades. It naturalises easily.