General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Water Preferences: Mesic
Underground structures: Bulb
Dynamic Accumulator: K (Potassium)
Ca (Calcium)
Na (Sodium)
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Bees
Various insects

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Common names
  • Ornamental Allium
  • Purple-flowered Onion

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Location: Estonia
Date: 2021-06-13
Location: Newby Hall, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2018-06-15
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2017-06-11
Location: St Louis - MoBOT
Location: Saint-Amant, Charente, France.
Date: May
credit: JLPC
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-06-03
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-06-12
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-06-27

Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
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Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-06-01
Uploaded by mandolls
Location: KALAMA WA 
Date: 2016-05-25
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Greenwood, IN
Date: 2017-04-23
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-09-23
  • Uploaded by Joy
Uploaded by mandolls
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming
Date: 2019-12-21

Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
  • Uploaded by Joy
Plant Events from our members
MrsBinWY On July 4, 2021 Transplanted
both milk jugs w/small Dutch Iris by corner of garage
MrsBinWY On May 10, 2020 Seeds germinated
6
MrsBinWY On December 21, 2019 Seeds sown
28 seeds (all) from KelliW's 2018G. Try 1 month warm, then cold (just to see if higher germination rate than last year). Put outside on 1-24-20.
MrsBinWY On April 28, 2019 Seeds germinated
7
MrsBinWY On December 24, 2018 Seeds sown
WS 38 seeds (all) from KelliW's 2018G in milk jug
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