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Allium oliganthum

Allium oliganthum is a bulbous ornamental onion from Siberia and northwest China, sometimes called Kazakh leek. It is grown outdoors in cool-temperate gardens and needs a sunny, well-drained spot to thrive.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately during spring growth and keep dry while dormant in summer.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty or sandy soil
Temperature
Hardy to around -20 °C; protect pots in very cold conditions
How easy
Easy
Native range
Siberia to Xinjiang
Climate
temperate

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Allium oliganthum is a plant species in the Amaryllis family found from Siberia to North-West China. It is also known as the Kazakh leek, and it is grown as an ornamental plant.

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South Idaho onion · Allium abbasii · Abrams' allium · Allium acidoides · Allium aciphyllum · Tapertip onion · Allium acutiflorum · Allium aeginiense · Allium aflatunense · Allium agrigentinum · Allium akaka · Allium akirense

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Allium oliganthum 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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