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Allium asclepiadeum

Allium asclepiadeum is a bulbous onion relative native to southern Turkey, grown for its rose-purple flower clusters in spring. It needs well-drained soil and a sunny, dry spot in the growing season.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately while in growth in spring, then keep dry after the foliage dies back in summer.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty or sandy loam; avoid heavy wet clay.
Temperature
Hardy to around -15 °C when dry in winter; protect from waterlogging.
How easy
Easy
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
S. Türkiye
Climate
temperate

About

Allium asclepiadeum is a species of onion endemic to southern Turkey. The first collections of the species were made near the city then called Marasch, now Kahramanmaraş.

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 asclepiadeum 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.

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.

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