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Gland onion

Allium glandulosum

Gland onion
Photo: Natalie Clamp, CC BY 3.0

Gland onion is a bulbous onion relative native to Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras, grown for its edible leaves and bulbs. It thrives in well-drained soil with plenty of sun and mild, frost-free conditions.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly during active growth, letting the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings, and reduce in dormancy.
Soil
Well-drained loam or sandy garden soil, with added organic matter.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Native range
Mexico to C. America
Climate
subtropical

About

Allium glandulosum, the gland onion, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. It has a history of cultivation by indigenous Mesoamerican peoples.

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 glandulosum 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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