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Allium chitralicum

Allium chitralicum is a small wild onion relative from the high mountains of Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Pakistan, grown mainly by enthusiasts of bulbous alpine plants. It needs cool, well-drained conditions and a dormant summer to thrive.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water moderately during active spring growth and keep nearly dry while dormant in summer.
Soil
Gritty, very free-draining mix with some organic matter.
Temperature
Cool to mild, roughly 5–20 °C in growth; hardy to about -15 °C when dry at the roots.
How easy
Moderate
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
E. Afghanistan to NW. Himalaya
Climate
temperate

About

Allium chitralicum is a plant species found in the Himalayas of Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Pakistan. It has an egg-shaped bulb up to 15 mm long, narrow leaves, and rose-colored 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 chitralicum 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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