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Allium tianschanicum

Allium tianschanicum
Photo: Arkadiusz Nowak, Marcin Nobis, Sylwia Nowak, Agnieszka Nobis, Anna Wróbel, Sebastian Świerszcz, Ewelina Klichowska, Iwon, CC BY 4.0

Allium tianschanicum is a bulbous onion relative from Central Asia that forms a cluster of bulbs and bears a dense umbel of yellow or white flowers on a short scape. It is grown as a hardy rock garden or border bulb in sunny, well-drained spots.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately during active growth in spring and let the soil dry out after flowering when the foliage dies back.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty or sandy soil; avoid heavy wet clay.
Temperature
Hardy to around -20 °C; tolerates cold winters and hot, dry summers.
How easy
Easy
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
C. Asia to Xinjiang
Climate
temperate

About

Allium tianschanicum is a plant species native to Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

Allium tianschanicum has a cluster of bulbs each up to 20 cm in diameter. Scape is up to 25 cm long, round in cross-section. Leaves are channeled, up to 15 mm across, shorter than the scape. Umbel is densely packed with many yellow or white flowers.

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 tianschanicum 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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