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Rosy Garlic

Allium roseum

Rosy Garlic
Photo: Acélan, CC BY-SA 4.0

Rosy garlic is a bulbous Mediterranean wild garlic grown for its clusters of pinkish to lilac, fragrant flowers. It needs well-drained soil and full sun to thrive, and the strong-smelling bulbs help deter squirrels and deer.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately during growth and keep dry while dormant in summer.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or gritty soil.
Temperature
Hardy to around -15 °C; tolerates hot, dry summers.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Medit.
Climate
subtropical

About

Allium roseum, commonly called rosy garlic, is an edible, Old World species of wild garlic. It is native to the Mediterranean region and nearby areas, with a natural range extending from Portugal and Morocco to Turkey and the Palestine region. It is cultivated widely, and has become naturalised in scattered locations in other regions outside its natural range.

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 roseum 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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