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Allium maackii is a wild onion from northeastern Asia, grown as an ornamental bulb for its rose-pink flower heads. It is hardy and easy to grow in full sun with free-draining soil.
Allium maackii is a species of wild onion in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is native to northeastern Asia (Heilongjiang, Amur Oblast, Primorye, Khabarovsk, Sakhalin, Kuril Islands). It is found on cliff and steep hillsides at elevations of 200–500 m.
Allium maackii has cylindrical to egg-shaped bulbs up to 15 mm across. Scapes are up to 50 cm tall. Leaves are flat and narrow. Umbel has many flowers crowded together, each rose pink with a dark purple midstripe.
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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.
