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Allium eusperma is a small bulbous onion relative from the mountains of southwest China, grown mainly by alpine and bulb enthusiasts. It needs cool conditions, good drainage and a dry rest after flowering.
Allium eusperma is a plant species native to the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan in southern China. It grows on slopes and along the edges of forests at elevations of 2000–3000 m.
Allium eusperma produces round to egg-shaped bulbs up to 2 cm across. Scape is up to 60 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are generally tubular, almost as long as the scapes. Flowers are pink to pale reddish-purple.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Allium eusperma 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.
