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Allium atrosanguineum var. fedschenkoanum

Allium atrosanguineum var. fedschenkoanum
Photo: Arkadiusz Nowak, Marcin Nobis, Sylwia Nowak, Agnieszka Nobis, Anna Wróbel, Sebastian Świerszcz, Ewelina Klichowska, Iwon, CC BY 4.0

A bulb-forming perennial onion relative from high mountains of Central and South Asia, growing up to 50 cm tall with an umbel of yellow flowers. It needs full sun and very well-drained soil to thrive.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb, Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately during growth and keep dry while dormant in summer.
Soil
Gritty, very well-drained mineral soil.
Temperature
Hardy to very cold winters; protect from waterlogging rather than cold.
How easy
Easy
Edible
Yes, some parts

About

Allium atrosanguineum var. fedschenkoanum is an Allium variety found high in the high mountains of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Xinjiang, Tibet and Tajikistan. It is a bulb-forming perennial up to 50 cm tall, producing an umbel of yellow flowers.

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 var. fedschenkoanum 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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