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Allium gillii

Allium gillii is a small bulb-forming perennial onion from Afghanistan and Pakistan, grown for its pale purple umbels of flowers. It needs a sunny, free-draining spot and a dry summer rest.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb, Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately in spring while growing, then keep dry once the foliage dies back in summer.
Soil
Gritty, free-draining soil or mineral-rich loam.
Temperature
Hardy in cold winters; protect bulbs from waterlogged cold.
How easy
Easy
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Afghanistan to W. Pakistan
Climate
temperate

About

Allium gillii is a plant species found in Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is a bulb-forming perennial up to 35 cm tall, with an umbel of long-pediceled pale purple 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 gillii 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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