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Allium carmeli

Allium carmeli
Photo: Gideon Pisanty (Gidip), CC BY 3.0

Allium carmeli is a bulbous perennial onion relative from the eastern Mediterranean, native to Israel, Syria and Lebanon, growing 60 to 100 cm tall with white to purple flowers in late spring. It needs a sunny spot and well-drained soil, and it dies back in summer.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately during active growth in spring, then keep nearly dry while dormant in summer.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty or sandy soil; avoid waterlogging.
Temperature
Hardy in mild temperate climates; protect bulbs from prolonged frost below about -10 °C.
How easy
Easy
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Syria to Israel
Climate
temperate

About

Allium carmeli is a species of perennial in the Amaryllidaceae family. It is found in Israel, Syria and Lebanon.

The specific epithet, carmeli, refers to Mount Carmel in northern Israel.

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 carmeli 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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