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Allium macleanii

Allium macleanii
Photo: Baker, Public domain

Allium macleanii is a perennial bulbous wild onion from high mountain areas of Central Asia and the Himalaya, grown for its large purple ball-shaped flower heads. It needs full sun and well-drained soil, and it is hardy in cool temperate gardens.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately during active growth in spring, then keep dry while the bulb rests in summer.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty or loamy soil.
Temperature
Hardy to cold winters; comfortable in cool temperate conditions, with summer dormancy in hot climates.
How easy
Easy
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
C. Asia to Nepal
Climate
temperate

About

Allium macleanii is an Asian species of wild onion found at high elevations in Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Tajikistan, and northern India. It is a perennial herb up to 100 cm tall, with a spherical umbel up to 7 cm in diameter. The umbel is crowded with many 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 macleanii 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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