General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8a
Plant Height: 20-24 inches (50-60 cm)
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Mauve
Purple
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Dynamic Accumulator: K (Potassium)
Ca (Calcium)
Na (Sodium)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Pollinators: Bees
Various insects

Image
Common names
  • Flowering Onion
  • Ornamental Onion

Photo Gallery
Location: Maryland
Date: 2015-05-09
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-05-02
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 24th May 2010
Location: Hortus Camera Lapidea
Date: 2009-04-29
Location: Hortus Camera Lapidea
Date: 2010-05-28
Location: Hortus Camera Lapidea
Date: 2010-05-28
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 17th May 2010
Location: Hortus Camera Lapidea
Date: 2006-05-14
Location: Chicago
Date: 2020-07-07
Seeding happily now

Courtesy of Diane's Flower Seeds
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2010-05-18
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2010-05-15

Date: 2009-05-08
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-05-02
Location: Botanical Garden of Moscow State University
Date: May
credit: Kor!An (Андрей Корзун)
Comments:
  • Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Apr 23, 2012 5:53 PM concerning plant:
    Honey bees get nectar and pollen from this plant.

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