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Allium negevense

Allium negevense is a small bulbous wild onion from the Negev Desert region of Israel and Jordan, bearing a few white flowers in a loose umbel. It is a desert geophyte, so it needs well-drained soil and a dry dormancy period.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly during the growing season in spring and let the soil dry fully in summer dormancy.
Soil
Sharp, free-draining gritty or sandy mix.
Temperature
Tolerates hot, dry summers and cool winters; protect from prolonged frost and waterlogging.
How easy
Moderate
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Israel to S. Jordan
Climate
subtropical

About

Allium negevense is a plant species found in Israel and Palestine. It is a small plant adapted to life in the Negev Desert. It umbel contains only a few white 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 negevense 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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