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Allium brevidentatum

Allium brevidentatum is a bulbous onion relative native to Shandong in eastern China, growing on sunny hillsides. Grow it like other hardy ornamental alliums: full sun and fast-draining soil, with the bulb kept dry while dormant.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately while growing, then keep dry after foliage dies back.
Soil
Well-drained, gritty or sandy soil.
Temperature
Hardy to around -15 °C when dormant; cool to warm temperate conditions.
How easy
Easy
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
China (C. Shandong)
Climate
temperate

About

Allium brevidentatum is a plant species endemic to the Province of Shandong in eastern China. It grows on sun-lit hillsides.

Allium brevidentatum produces a cylindrical bulb. Scape is up to 30 cm tall, mostly round in cross-section but with a few fine angles near the top. Flowers are pale yellow-green.

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 brevidentatum 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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