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Allium inutile is a small wild onion from Japan and China, grown as a bulbous perennial for its white flowers. It is notable for lacking the onion or garlic scent typical of its genus, and it suits rock gardens and naturalistic beds.
Allium inutile is a species of wild onion native to Honshu Island in Japan and to Anhui Province of southeastern China.
The scientific name translates as "useless onion" in reference to the fact that this is one of the few members of the 900-member genus Allium lacking the characteristic onion or garlic scent.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Allium inutile 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.
