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Allium consanguineum

Allium consanguineum is a small perennial onion from the high Himalayas that forms an egg-shaped bulb and dense, rounded heads of yellow or pink flowers. It is grown in rock gardens and alpine beds where it gets good drainage and cool conditions.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb, Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately during growth and keep almost dry while dormant in summer.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty or sandy soil; avoid heavy wet clay.
Temperature
5–25 °C; very hardy to cold, dislikes hot humid summers
How easy
Easy
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
N. Pakistan to W. Himalaya
Climate
temperate

About

Allium consanguineum is a species of onion found high in the Himalayas of northern Pakistan and northern India. It is a perennial herb up to 35 cm tall, with an egg-shaped bulb. Leaves are flat, narrow. Umbels are hemispherical, densely crowded with many yellow or pink 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 consanguineum 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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