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Allium maximowiczii
Oriental chive is a bulbous perennial onion relative from northeast Asia, grown mainly as an ornamental for its dense pink to red flower heads. It needs well-drained soil and full sun to flower well.
Allium maximowiczii, English common name oriental chive, is an Asian plant species native to Siberia, the Russian Far East, Mongolia, Japan, Korea and northeastern China (Heilongjiang, Jilin and Inner Mongolia).
Allium maximowiczii produces one or two bulbs. Scape is up to 70 cm tall. Leaves are tubular, shorter than the scape. Umbels are densely packed with large numbers of pink or red flowers.
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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.
