Can anyone help me identify these plants that have a big White Bald Head and are about 4-5 foot tall.?

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They have shown up in a house that we are working on getting restored and although they are nice and in the rest of the plant areas, I have NO idea what they are or how best to care for them.

Any help will be used to keep them!   I think they are "Men in Black Plants" cause I haven't seen anything similar around DFW but then I haven't really looked until these showed up! Thanks

And here is a couple of Pics http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QAH6FBTODDQ4V5LA37UJELIKGA/album/albums/57511/page/1

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possibly alium 

http://www.google.com/images?q=allium+flower&um=1&hl=en&rlz=1T4TSHB_enUS380US380&tbs=isch:1&ei=qqYmTIXWD9GCngeU95ziBQ&sa=N&start=20&ndsp=20

http://www.alliumflower.net/

Hownow · Answer

They look to me to be a kind of allium, members of the onion family.  They all have that round flower head on top of a tall stalk of various sizes.  

I googled allium photos and found the link below.  Looks like it's similar to your plant.

GardenMoma · Answer

According to your pictures these are probably Allium fistulosum L. (welsh onion / scallions)...or perhaps escaped yellow onions (Allium cepa).  You can determine if your plants are Welsh onions by cutting one of the stalks to see if it is hollow (fistulosum=hollow); you can also dig one up to see if a large bulb is forming.  Welsh onions do not produce large bulbs like Allium cepa.  The Welsh onion / scallion is an escapee and a potential noxious weed in parts of the U.S. and Canada.

reynwater · Answer

Allium
http://www.hollandbulbfarms.com/mmHBF50/Images/370X480/19832.jpg

W Alex T · Answer

Allium for sure.

euphorb · Answer

Way too little detail - please take a closeup of the flowerhead.  I ruled out Queen Anne's Lace, which has essentially a white, flat flowerhead.   Some milkweeds had a ball-like, white flowerhead; the stems would ooze a latex-like sap if cut.

Can anyone help me identify these plants that have a big White Bald Head and are about 4-5 foot tall.?

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