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Pink Garlic

Allium trifoliatum

Also called Hirsute Garlic

Pink Garlic
Photo: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY 3.0

Pink garlic (Allium trifoliatum) is a small wild onion relative from the Mediterranean, growing up to 30 cm tall from a bulb. It is grown mainly as an ornamental bulb for sunny, well-drained spots.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water moderately during active growth in spring, then keep nearly dry while dormant in summer.
Soil
Well-drained, gritty or sandy soil; avoid waterlogging.
Temperature
Hardy to around -10 °C when dormant; warm, dry summers suit it.
How easy
Easy
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
C. & E. Medit.
Climate
subtropical

About

Allium trifoliatum, commonly called pink garlic or hirsute garlic, is a Mediterranean species of wild onion. It is native to France, Cyprus, Malta, Italy (Sicily, Sardinia, Calabria, Basilicata, Apulia, Campania, Abruzzo), Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, Palestine, and Israel.

Allium trifoliatum is a perennial herb up to 30 cm tall. It has a tight umbel with short pedicels. Tepals are white, sometimes with pink to red midveins.

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 trifoliatum 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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