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Allium aschersonianum
Allium aschersonianum, Ascherson's garlic, is a bulbous perennial in the onion family native to the eastern Mediterranean and North Africa. It grows to about 60 cm and is valued for attracting pollinators and as a cut flower, grown well in sunny, well-drained conditions.
Allium aschersonianum, Ascherson's garlic, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to southern Turkey, Israel, and northeastern Libya. A perennial typically reaching 60 cm (24 in), the Royal Horticultural Society considers it a good plant to attract pollinators, and it is occasionally available from commercial suppliers. It is cultivated for the cut flower industry in Israel.
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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.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
