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Allium parciflorum

Allium parciflorum
Photo: Cardioceras, CC BY 4.0

Allium parciflorum is a small wild onion (bulbous geophyte) native to Corsica and Sardinia, growing in the Mediterranean at all elevations. It is grown mainly by enthusiasts of bulbous alliums and needs a dry summer rest and a sunny, well-drained spot.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately in the growing season and keep almost dry while the bulb is dormant in summer.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty soil or mineral-rich mix
Temperature
Hardy to around -10 °C when dry; protect from waterlogging in cold, wet weather
How easy
Easy
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Corse, Sardegna
Climate
temperate

About

Allium parciflorum is a plant species known only from the islands of Corsica and Sardinia in the Mediterranean. It is common at all elevations on those two islands but unknown elsewhere.

Allium parciflorum has egg-shaped bulbs. Scape is up to 25 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are thin and tubular, about the same length as the scape but withering before flowering time. Umbels have very few bell-shaped flowers. Tepals are white to pale lavender with prominent dark purple midveins.

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 parciflorum 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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