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Allium baluchistanicum

Allium baluchistanicum is a small bulbous species from Baluchistan in western Pakistan, grown for its white flowers with reddish midveins. Give it free-draining soil and a dry summer rest, as it is a bulb from a dry, seasonal climate.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water moderately in the growing season and keep dry while dormant in summer.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty or sandy soil with good drainage.
Temperature
Hardy in cold winters; protect from waterlogging in wet, cold conditions.
How easy
Easy
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
W. Pakistan
Climate
temperate

About

Allium baluchistanicum is a plant species endemic to the Baluchistan region in Pakistan.

Allium baluchistanicum has cylindrical bulbs about 9 mm long. Scape is up to 50 cm tall. Flowers are white with reddish midveins.

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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 baluchistanicum 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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