Perennial
Allium 'Medusa'
Allium
Plant Type: Perennial
Exposure: Sun Tolerant Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
FULL sun to MORNING sun/AFTERNOON shade
This ornamental onion has snaky, twisty leaves that will remind you of the snake hair from the Medusa legend. ‘Medusa’ forms a low mound of grey-green, narrow foliage with leaves the twist slightly at the end. The nodding buds look like snakes at the tips of the stems, before they straighten to form 1.75-2" rounded clusters of light amethyst purple flowers. Similar in flower color and flower foliage to ‘Blue Eddy’, but in a much larger form.
Butterflies and honeybees adore the flowers' sweet nectar but deer and rabbits steer clear of this perennial beauty.
Height20-24" |
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Spread24" |
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Growth HabitFILLER (mounded) |
USDA Hardiness Zone: Zone 4 (-30/-20F)
Allium Characteristics & Attributes
