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Allium sairamense is a bulbous wild onion from Central Asia that grows in mountain forest clearings and meadows at high altitude. It is grown as a rock garden or alpine bulb, and it needs a cold winter rest and well-drained soil.
Allium sairamense is a plant species native to Xinjiang and Kazakhstan. It grows in Abies forests at elevations of 2400–3400 m.
Allium sairamense produces one round bulb up to 15 mm in diameter. Scape is up to 40 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are tubular, shorter than the scape. Umbel has many purple flowers crowded together.
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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.
