| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) |
| Plant Height: | 4 to 12 inches |
| Plant Spread: | nil |
| Leaves: | Deciduous Other: plant has strong onion odor and taste (fragrant to some, malodorous to others); the very narrow, grass-like, 4 to 6 inch leaves usually wither away by the time flowers appear. |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent Other: although most flowerheads produce seed, occasionally, aerial bulbils are produced in the flowerhead. |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer Other: dried stem and flowerhead can persist well into winter or may easily be pulled away from the bulb (when ripe) with a gentle tug. |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Malodorous Other: pink to rose-purple flowers form an attractive umbel at the top of a leafless stalk; very showy and colorful in dense populations. |
| Flower Color: | Pink Purple |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Inflorescence Height: | to 12 inches. |
| Underground structures: | Bulb |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Provides winter interest Will Naturalize |
| Edible Parts: | Roots Seeds or Nuts |
| Eating Methods: | Culinary Herb/Spice Raw Cooked |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | K (Potassium) Ca (Calcium) Na (Sodium) |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Fire Resistant Flood Resistant Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Other info: approximately 350 seeds/gram (159,000/pound) |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Bulbs |
| Pollinators: | Bees Various insects |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Goes Dormant |
| Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
