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Allium pumilum
Dwarf chives (Allium pumilum) is a small, bulbous onion-family perennial from Siberia and Mongolia, grown mainly as an ornamental rock garden or border plant. It needs full sun, excellent drainage and a cold winter rest.
Allium pumilum, commonly known as dwarf chives, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. The species is native to Russia and Mongolia, and was described in 1934.
Allium pumilum is native to the temperate biome of Mongolia and Russia (Altay and Tuva).
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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.
