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Allium schrenkii is a small wild onion from Central Asia and Mongolia that grows on steep, high-altitude slopes, producing a small bulb and a spherical head of purple flowers. It is best grown in a sunny, free-draining spot that stays dry in summer, as it is adapted to a cold, arid mountain climate.
Allium schrenkii is an Asian species of wild onion native to Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Siberia (Tuva, Altay Krai). It grows on steep slopes at elevations of 2400–2800 m.
Allium schrenkii produces a single bulb rarely more than 10 mm across. Scape is up to 40 cm tall. Leaves are short, narrowly linear, shorter than the scape. Umbels are spherical with many purple flowers.
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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.
