Turkestan Onion (Allium karataviense 'Ivory Queen') - Garden.org

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Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun
Plant Height:	8 to 10 inches
Leaves:	Unusual foliage color Other: glaucous; blue-green and sometimes with purple mottling
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	White Other: ivory
Bloom Size:	2"-3" 3"-4"
Flower Time:	Spring Late spring or early summer
Underground structures:	Bulb
Suitable Locations:	Xeriscapic
Dynamic Accumulator:	K (Potassium) Ca (Calcium) Na (Sodium)
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Butterflies
Resistances:	Deer Resistant Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods:	Bulbs
Pollinators:	Bees Various insects
Awards and Recognitions:	Other: 2010 Great Plant Picks award winner

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Turkestan Onion

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Location: My garden
Date: June 3, 2017

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Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2019-06-09
- Even the seeds are beautiful.

Uploaded by HemNorth

Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2005-06-11
1:38 pm. Each bulb produces a beautiful ball of shining white.

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Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming
Date: 2020-05-02
After a rain

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Location: KALAMA WA
Date: 2016-05-18

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Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2018-06-02
- Nature's perfection.

Uploaded by HemNorth

Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2021-04-16
Allium k in Filipendula aurea

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Location: central Illinois
Date: May, 2007

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Location: KALAMA WA
Date: 2016-05-03

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Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-06-05
Semi shade

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Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-06-05
Photo taken in shade

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Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2009-05-22
- A seedling found growing in a crack between the concrete and wo

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Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2009-06-01
- Growing in a crack, and came into full bloom!

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Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2015-06-13

Uploaded by IrisLilli

Location: KALAMA WA
Date: 2016-05-18

Uploaded by Joy

Location: central Illinois
Date: May, 2007

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-12-14

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Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2016-04-24

Uploaded by Joy

Location: KALAMA WA
Date: 2016-05-03

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Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming
Date: 2020-05-02
Naturalizing, so they may not be exactly 'Ivory Queen' anymore

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Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-03-03
forcing experiment

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Date: 2016-05-29

Uploaded by HollyAnnS

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-04-12
emerging in garden

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Date: 2012-05-12

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Date: 2012-05-12

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Location: North Eastern Pennsylvania
Date: 2011-06-01

Uploaded by Carolyn22

Comments:

Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Dec 22, 2011 1:28 PM concerning plant:

Baseball sized blooms (appx. 8" dia.) low to the ground above large grey-green leaves (sometimes w/red margins or flushed purple coloration). A ball-shaped allium, spheres made up of tightly packed blooms.
Have only experienced moderate success in my garden. Lasted but a couple of seasons.
Origin - central Asia.

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