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Allium antonii-bolosii

Allium antonii-bolosii, the Mallorca onion, is a small wild onion native to the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is a bulbous plant that prefers sunny, well-drained spots and dry summers.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly during the growing season in spring and let the soil dry out in summer dormancy.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty or sandy soil with good drainage.
Temperature
Hardy to around -10 °C once established; protect bulbs from waterlogging in wet winters.
How easy
Easy
Edible
Yes, some parts

About

Allium antonii-bolosii is a species of onion in the Amaryllis family, commonly called the Mallorca onion. It is native to the Balearic Islands in the western Mediterranean (Mallorca, Menorca, and Cabrera), part of Spain.

The plant is sometimes classified as a variety of Allium cupani.

Other Allium plants

South Idaho onion · Abrams' allium · Allium aciphyllum · Tapertip onion · Allium aeginiense · Allium aflatunense · Allium agrigentinum · Allium alabasicum · Allium albotunicatum · Allium alibile · Altai Onion · Allium altissimum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Allium antonii-bolosii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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