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Allium atrosanguineum

Allium atrosanguineum
Photo: Nick Lisichko, CC BY 3.0

Allium atrosanguineum is a small mountain onion from Central Asia, Siberia and the western Himalaya, grown for its spherical clusters of purple to pink flowers. It needs full sun, sharp drainage and a cold winter rest.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately during spring growth and keep almost dry in summer dormancy.
Soil
Well-drained gritty or sandy soil, leaner is better.
Temperature
Hardy to around -30 °C; avoid waterlogged, humid heat.
How easy
Easy
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Siberia to W. Himalaya
Climate
temperate

About

Allium atrosanguineum is an Asian species of onion native to China, Siberia, Mongolia, and Central Asia. It grows high in the mountains at elevations of 2400–5400 m.

Allium atrosanguineum produces cylindrical bulbs up to 10 mm in diameter. Scapes are round in cross-section, up to 60 cm tall. Leaves are round in cross-section, usually shorter than the scapes. Umbels appear spherical from a distance, with many flowers. Tepals are pink, yellow, copper-colored, brass-colored or purple, sometimes with small dark spots.

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 atrosanguineum 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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