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Allium caeruleum (blue globe onion, blue ornamental onion, blue-of-the-heavens, blue-flowered garlic; syn. Allium azureum Ledeb.) is an ornamental bulbous plant of the onion genus, native to Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Siberia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Xinjiang). [3] [4] [5] In these regions, it is found on dry slopes, plains, and ...
Allium flavum, the small yellow onion [4] or yellow-flowered garlic, [5] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Allium. A bulbous herbaceous perennial , it is native to the lands surrounding the Mediterranean , Black , and Caspian Seas , from areas like France and Morocco to Iran and Kazakhstan .
Ipheion uniflorum is a species of flowering plant, related to the onions, placed in the allium subfamily (Allioideae) of the Amaryllidaceae. [1] It is known by the common name springstar , [ 2 ] or spring starflower .
With over 850 species [25] Allium is the sole genus in the Allieae, one of four tribes of subfamily Allioideae (Amaryllidaceae). New species continue to be described [25] and Allium is one of the largest monocotyledonous genera, [26] but the precise taxonomy of Allium is poorly understood, [26] [25] with incorrect descriptions being widespread ...
The inflorescence is an umbel of six to 20 white flowers, lacking the bulbils produced by some other Allium species such as Allium vineale (crow garlic) and Allium oleraceum (field garlic). [9] [8] [10] The flowers are star-like with six white tepals, about 16–20 mm (0.63–0.79 in) in diameter, with stamens shorter than the perianth. [8]
Allium is a genus with around 1000 species, making it one of the largest plant genera in the world. [1] [2 The ...
Allium schubertii has flower and seed heads that have been compared to fireworks exploding, and both are dried and used in flower arranging, and can even be sprayed with decorative paint and used as Christmas tree decorations. [8] [2] The American Horticultural Society recommends growing these bulbs in AHS planting zones 5-8. It appears ...
Allium giganteum, common name giant onion or giant leek, is an Asian species of onion, native to central and southwestern Asia but cultivated in many countries as a flowering garden plant. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is the tallest species of Allium in common cultivation, growing to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft).