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Allium basalticum is a bulbous wild onion from the Levant (Lebanon, Jordan, Israel) with white flowers and a straight flower stalk up to 60 cm tall. It is grown mainly by specialist bulb enthusiasts, and the key to success is a dry, sunny summer rest in well-drained soil.
Allium basalticum is a plant species found in Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon, and formerly considered under Allium nigrum. Bulbs are egg-shaped, up to 30 mm long. Scape is straight, round in cross-section, up to 60 cm tall. Leaves are narrowly lanceolate, up to 50 cm long. Tepals are white with conspicuous green midveins; anthers yellow; ovary deep purple at flowering time, later turning green.
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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.
