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Allium douglasii
Douglas' onion is a small native perennial bulb from the northwestern US, grown for its pink to purple flower clusters. Give it full sun and well-drained, shallow soil, and let it dry out in summer.
Allium douglasii, the Douglas' onion, is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the Amaryllidaceae family. It is native to northeastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and northern Idaho.
Allium douglasii is endemic to sections of the Northwestern United States (northeastern Oregon, Idaho, eastern Washington). It typically grows in shallow soils at elevations of 400–1,300 m (1,300–4,300 ft) above sea level.
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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.
