1078 Species in Genus Allium

March 22 – Allium
"Allium, the ornamental onion, represents March 22."
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All About Alliums: A Gardener’s Guide

Alliums have become a mainstay in my garden. Their striking globe-shaped flowers and architectural presence add a touch of drama to any space. But with so many varieties and questions swirling around these unique plants, I decided to dig into the world of alliums and share my learnings.

What is Allium?

Allium belong to the Amaryllidaceae family, is a vast genus of flowering plants that includes familiar favorites like garlic, onion, chives, and leeks. But the allium world extends far beyond the vegetable patch. Ornamental alliums boast an incredible variety of shapes, sizes, and colors, making them a popular choice for flower beds and borders.

Allium species

Allium aaseae Ownbey
Allium abanticum Brullo & Salmeri
Allium abbasii R.M.Fritsch
Allium abramsii (Ownbey & Aase ex Traub) McNeal
Allium acidoides Stearn
Allium aciphyllum J.M.Xu
Allium acuminatum Hook.
Allium acutiflorum Loisel.
Allium adenanthum Brullo & Salmeri
Allium adiyamanense Yıld. & Kılıç
Allium aegilicum Tzanoud.
Allium aeginiense Brullo, Giusso & Terrasi
Allium aetnense Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium affine Ledeb.
Allium afghanicum Wendelbo
Allium aflatunense B.Fedtsch.
Allium × agarmyschicum N.Friesen & Seregin
Allium agrigentinum Brullo & Pavone
Allium akaka S.G.Gmel. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
Allium akirense N.Friesen & Fragman
Allium aksekiense Özhatay, Koyuncu & E.Kaya
Allium aktauense F.O.Khass. & Esankulov
Allium alabasicum Y.Z.Zhao
Allium aladaghense Memariani & Joharchi
Allium alaicum Vved.
Allium alamutense Razyfard, Zarre & R.M.Fritsch
Allium alaschanicum Y.Z.Zhao
Allium albanicum Brullo, C.Brullo, Cambria, Giusso & Salmeri
Allium albiflorum Omelczuk
Allium albotunicatum O.Schwarz
Allium albovianum Vved.
Allium alekii R.M.Fritsch & M.V.Agab.
Allium alexandrae Vved.
Allium alexeianum Regel
Allium alibile A.Rich.
Allium alpinarii Özhatay & Kollmann
Allium altaicum Pall.
Allium altissimum Regel
Allium altoatlanticum Seregin
Allium altyncolicum N.Friesen
Allium amethystinum Tausch
Allium ampeloprasum L.
Allium amphibolum Ledeb.
Allium amplectens Torr.
Allium anacoleum Hand.-Mazz.
Allium anatolicum Özhatay & B.Mathew
Allium anceps Kellogg
Allium angulosum L.
Allium anisopodium Ledeb.
Allium anisotepalum Vved.
Allium ankarense Yıld.
Allium antalyense Eren, Çinbilgel & Parolly
Allium antiatlanticum Emb. & Maire
Allium anzalonei Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium apergii Trigas, Iatroú & Tzanoud.
Allium apolloniense Biel, Kit Tan & Tzanoud.
Allium apulum Brullo, Guglielmo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium arampatzisii Ioannidis & Tzanoud.
Allium archeotrichon Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium arkitense R.M.Fritsch
Allium arlgirdense Blakelock
Allium armenum Boiss. & Kotschy
Allium armerioides Boiss.
Allium aroides Popov & Vved.
Allium arsuzense Eker & Koyuncu
Allium artemisietorum Eig & Feinbrun
Allium asarense R.M.Fritsch & Matin
Allium ascalonicum L.
Allium aschersonianum Barbey
Allium asclepiadeum Bornm.
Allium asirense B.Mathew
Allium asperiflorum Miscz. ex Grossh.
Allium assadii Seisums
Allium atropurpureum Waldst. & Kit.
Allium atrorubens S.Watson
Allium atrosanguineum Schrenk
Allium atroviolaceum Boiss.
Allium aucheri Boiss.
Allium auriculatum Kunth
Allium austrodanubiense N.Friesen & Seregin
Allium austroiranicum R.M.Fritsch
Allium austrokyushuense M.Hotta
Allium austrosibiricum N.Friesen
Allium autumnale P.H.Davis
Allium autumniflorum F.O.Khass. & Akhani
Allium aybukeae H.Duman & Eksi
Allium ayhan-toprakii Yıldırım
Allium azaurenum Gomb.
Allium aznavense R.M.Fritsch
Allium azutavicum Kotukhov
Allium backhousianum Regel
Allium baekdusanense Y.N.Lee
Allium baeticum Boiss.
Allium bajtulinii Bajtenov & I.I.Kamenetskaya
Allium bakhtiaricum Regel
Allium balansae Boiss.
Allium balcanicum Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium balkhanicum (R.M.Fritsch & F.O.Khass.) R.M.Fritsch
Allium baluchistanicum Wendelbo
Allium barsczewskii Lipsky
Allium barthianum Asch. & Schweinf.
Allium basalticum Fragman & R.M.Fritsch
Allium bassitense J.Thiébaut
Allium baytopiorum Kollmann & Özhatay
Allium beesianum W.W.Sm.
Allium bekeczalicum Lazkov
Allium bellulum Prokh.
Allium beypazariense Koçyiğit, Özhatay & E.Kaya
Allium bidentatum Fisch. ex Prokh. & Ikonn.-Gal.
Allium bigelovii S.Watson
Allium bilgeae Yıld.
Allium bilgilii H.Duman & Eksi
Allium bingoelense Yıld. & Kılıç
Allium birkinshawii Mouterde
Allium bisceptrum S.Watson
Allium bisotunense R.M.Fritsch
Allium blandum Wall.
Allium blomfieldianum Asch. & Schweinf.
Allium boissieri Regel
Allium bolanderi S.Watson
Allium bornmuelleri Hayek
Allium borszczowii Regel
Allium botschantzevii Kamelin
Allium bourgeaui Rech.f.
Allium brachyodon Boiss.
Allium brachyscapum Vved.
Allium brachyspathum Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium bracteolatum Wendelbo
Allium brandegeei S.Watson
Allium brevicaule Boiss. & Balansa
Allium brevidens Vved.
Allium brevidentatum F.Z.Li
Allium brevidentiforme Vved.
Allium brevipes Ledeb.
Allium breviscapum Stapf
Allium brevistylum S.Watson
Allium brulloi Salmeri
Allium brussalisii Tzanoud. & Kypr.
Allium bucharicum Regel
Allium bungei Boiss.
Allium burdickii (Hanes) A.G.Jones
Allium burjaticum N.Friesen
Allium burlewii Davidson
Allium caeruleum Pall.
Allium caesioides Wendelbo
Allium caesium Schrenk
Allium caespitosum Siev. ex Bong. & C.A. Mey.
Allium calabrum (N.Terracc.) Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium calamarophilon Phitos & Tzanoud.
Allium callidyction C.A.Mey. ex Kunth
Allium callimischon Link
Allium calocephalum Wendelbo
Allium calyptratum Boiss.
Allium campanulatum S.Watson
Allium canadense L.
Allium canariense (Regel) N.Friesen & P.Schönfelder
Allium candargyi Karavok. & Tzanoud.
Allium candolleanum Albov
Allium capitellatum Boiss.
Allium cappadocicum Boiss. & Balansa
Allium caput-medusae Airy Shaw
Allium cardiostemon Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Allium carinatum L.
Allium carium Brullo & Salmeri
Allium carmeli Boiss.
Allium caroli-henrici Wendelbo
Allium carolinianum Redouté
Allium caspium (Pall.) M.Bieb.
Allium cassium Boiss.
Allium castellanense (Garbari, Miceli & Raimondo) Brullo, Guglielmo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium cathodicarpum Wendelbo
Allium cepa L. Plant FAQs: Onion Plant – Allium Cepa
Allium cephalonicum Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium cernuum Roth
Allium chalcophengos Airy Shaw
Allium chalkii Tzanoud. & Kollmann
Allium chamaemoly L.
Allium chamaespathum Boiss.
Allium chamarense M.M.Ivanova
Allium changduense J.M.Xu
Allium chienchuanense J.M.Xu
Allium chinense G.Don
Allium chitralicum F.T.Wang & Tang
Allium chiwui F.T.Wang & Tang
Allium chloranthum Boiss.
Allium chloroneurum Boiss.
Allium chlorotepalum R.M.Fritsch & M.Jaeger
Allium chodsha-bakirganicum Gaffarov & Turak.
Allium choriotepalum Wendelbo
Allium chorkessaricum F.O.Khass. & Tojibaev
Allium chrysantherum Boiss. & Reut.
Allium chrysanthum Regel
Allium chrysocephalum Regel
Allium chychkanense R.M.Fritsch
Allium circassicum Kolak.
Allium circinnatum Sieber
Allium circumflexum Wendelbo
Allium cirrhosum Vand.
Allium cisferganense R.M.Fritsch
Allium cithaeronis Bogdanovic, C.Brullo, Brullo, Giusso, Musarella & Salmeri
Allium clathratum Ledeb.
Allium clausum Vved.
Allium clivorum R.M.Fritsch
Allium colchicifolium Boiss.
Allium columbianum (Ownbey & Mingrone) P.M.Peterson, Annable & Rieseberg
Allium commutatum Guss.
Allium compactatum Brullo & Salmeri
Allium condensatum Turcz.
Allium confragosum Vved.
Allium consanguineum Kunth
Allium constrictum (Ownbey & Mingrone) P.M.Peterson, Annable & Rieseberg
Allium convallarioides Grossh.
Allium corsicum Jauzein, J.-M.Tison, Deschâtres & H.Couderc
Allium coryi M.E.Jones
Allium costatovaginatum Kamelin & Levichev
Allium crameri Asch. & Boiss.
Allium cratericola Eastw.
Allium cremnophilum Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium crenulatum Wiegand
Allium cretaceum N.Friesen & Seregin
Allium crispum Greene
Allium cristophii Trautv.
Allium croaticum Bogdanovic, Brullo, Mitic & Salmeri
Allium crystallinum Vved.
Allium cucullatum Wendelbo
Allium cupani Raf.
Allium cupuliferum Regel
Allium curtum Boiss. & Gaill.
Allium cuthbertii Small
Allium cyaneum Regel
Allium cyathophorum Bureau & Franch.
Allium cylleneum Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium cyprium Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium cyrilli Ten.
Allium czelghauricum Bordz.
Allium czemalense (N.Friesen) N.Friesen
Allium daghestanicum Grossh.
Allium damascenum Feinbrun
Allium daninianum Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium darwasicum Regel
Allium dasyphyllum Vved.
Allium decaisnei C.Presl
Allium deciduum Özhatay & Kollmann
Allium decipiens Fisch. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
Allium decoratum Turginov & Tojibaev
Allium delicatulum Siev. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
Allium deneliae Balos
Allium dentigerum Prokh.
Allium denudatum Redouté
Allium derderianum Regel
Allium deserti-syriaci Feinbrun
Allium desertorum Forssk.
Allium diabolense (Ownbey & Aase ex Traub) McNeal
Allium dichlamydeum Greene
Allium dictuon H.St.John
Allium dictyoprasum C.A.Mey. ex Kunth
Allium dictyoscordum Vved.
Allium dilatatum Zahar.
Allium dinsmorei Rech.f.
Allium diomedeum Brullo, Guglielmo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium dirphianum Brullo, Guglielmo, Pavone, Salmeri & Terrasi
Allium djimilense Boiss. ex Regel
Allium dodecadontum Vved.
Allium dodecanesi Karavok. & Tzanoud.
Allium doenmezii Mutlu & Karakus
Allium dolichomischum Vved.
Allium dolichostylum Vved.
Allium dolichovaginatum R.M.Fritsch
Allium douglasii Hook.
Allium drepanophyllum Vved.
Allium drobovii Vved.
Allium drummondii Regel
Allium drusorum Feinbrun
Allium dshungaricum Vved.
Allium ducissae Bartolucci, Iocchi & F.Conti
Allium dumebuchum H.J.Choi
Allium dumetorum Feinbrun & Szel.
Allium durangoense Traub
Allium ebusitanum Font Quer
Allium eduardi Stearn ex Airy Shaw
Allium efeae Özhatay & I.Genç
Allium egorovae M.V.Agab. & Ogan.
Allium ekeri E.Kaya & Koçyigit
Allium ekimianum Eksi, Koyuncu & Özkan
Allium elaounii El Mokni
Allium elburzense Wendelbo
Allium eldivanense Özhatay
Allium elegans Drobow
Allium elegantulum Kitag.
Allium ellisii Hook.f.
Allium elmaliense Deniz & Sümbül
Allium elmendorfii M.E.Jones ex Ownbey
Allium enginii Özhatay & B.Mathew
Allium erdelii Zucc.
Allium eremoprasum Vved.
Allium ericetorum Thore
Allium eriocoleum Vved.
Allium ertugrulii Demir. & Uysal
Allium erubescens K.Koch
Allium erythraeum Griseb.
Allium erzincanicum Özhatay & Kandemir
Allium esfahanicum R.M.Fritsch
Allium esfandiarii Matin
Allium euboicum Rech.f.
Allium eugenii Vved.
Allium eulae Cory ex T.M.Howard
Allium eurotophilum Wiggins
Allium eusperma Airy Shaw
Allium exaltatum (Meikle) Brullo, Pavone, Salmeri & Venora
Allium exile Boiss. & Orph.
Allium falcifolium Hook. & Arn.
Allium fanjingshanense C.D.Yang & G.Q.Gou
Allium fantasmasense Traub
Allium farashinense Balos & Geçit
Allium farctum Wendelbo
Allium farreri Stearn
Allium fasciculatum Rendle
Allium favosum Zahar.
Allium fedtschenkoi Nábelek
Allium feinbergii Oppenh.
Allium feqiyeteyranii Fırat
Allium ferganicum Vved.
Allium fethiyense Özhatay & B.Mathew
Allium fetisowii Regel
Allium fibriferum Wendelbo
Allium fibrillum M.E.Jones
Allium filidens Regel
Allium filidentiforme Vved.
Allium fimbriatum S.Watson
Allium fistulosum L. Plant FAQs: Scallion – Allium Fistulosum
Allium flavellum Vved.
Allium flavescens Besser
Allium flavidum Ledeb.
Allium flavum L.
Allium formosum Sennikov & Lazkov
Allium forrestii Diels
Allium franciniae Brullo & Pavone
Allium fraseri (Ownbey) Shinners
Allium frigidum Boiss. & Heldr.
Allium fritschii F.O.Khass. & Yengal.
Allium funckiifolium Hand.-Mazz.
Allium furkatii R.M.Fritsch
Allium fuscoviolaceum Fomin
Allium fuscum Waldst. & Kit.
Allium fussii A.Kern.
Allium gabardaghense Firat
Allium galanthum Kar. & Kir.
Allium galileum Brullo, Guglielmo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium garbarii Peruzzi
Allium garganicum Brullo, Pavone, Salmeri & Terrasi
Allium gasyunense Mouterde
Allium gemiciana Yıld. & Kılıç
Allium geyeri S.Watson
Allium giganteum Regel
Allium gilanense Bagheri & R.M.Fritsch
Allium gilgiticum F.T.Wang & Tang
Allium gillii Wendelbo
Allium glaciale Vved.
Allium glandulosum Link & Otto
Allium glomeratum Prokh.
Allium glumaceum Boiss. & Hausskn.
Allium goekyigitii Ekim, H.Duman & Güner
Allium goloskokovii Vved.
Allium gomphrenoides Boiss. & Heldr.
Allium gooddingii Ownbey
Allium gorumsense (Regel) Boiss.
Allium goulimyi Tzanoud.
Allium goumenissanum Ioannidis & Tzanoud.
Allium gracillimum Vved.
Allium gramineum K.Koch
Allium grande Lipsky
Allium graveolens (R.M.Fritsch) R.M.Fritsch
Allium greuteri Brullo & Pavone
Allium griffithianum Boiss.
Allium grisellum J.M.Xu
Allium grosii Font Quer
Allium grumm-grshimailoi Kamelin & Namz.
Allium guanxianense J.M.Xu
Allium guatemalense Traub
Allium gubanovii Kamelin
Allium guicciardii Heldr.
Allium gunibicum Miscz. ex Grossh.
Allium gusaricum Regel
Allium guttatum Steven
Allium gypsaceum Popov & Vved.
Allium gypsodictyum Vved.
Allium habibii F.O.Khass.
Allium haemanthoides Boiss. & Reut. ex Regel
Allium haematochiton S.Watson
Allium halfetiense Balos
Allium hamedanense R.M.Fritsch
Allium hamrinense Hand.-Mazz.
Allium haneltii F.O.Khass. & R.M.Fritsch
Allium haussknechtii Nábelek
Allium hedgei Wendelbo
Allium heldreichii Boiss.
Allium helicophyllum Vved.
Allium hemisphaericum (Sommier) Brullo
Allium henryi C.H.Wright
Allium herderianum Regel
Allium hermoneum (Kollmann & Shmida) Brullo, Guglielmo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium heteronema F.T.Wang & Tang
Allium heterophyllum D.F.Xie & X.J.He
Allium hexaceras Vved.
Allium hickmanii Eastw.
Allium hierosolymorum Regel
Allium hindukuschense Kamelin & Seisums
Allium hintoniorum B.L.Turner
Allium hippocraticum Brullo & Salmeri
Allium hirtovaginatum Kunth
Allium hirtovaginum Candargy
Allium hissaricum Vved.
Allium hoffmanii Ownbey ex Traub
Allium hollandicum R.M.Fritsch
Allium hookeri Thwaites
Allium hooshidaryae Mashayekhi, Zarre & R.M.Fritsch
Allium horvatii Lovrić
Allium hoshabicum Firat
Allium howellii Eastw.
Allium huber-morathii Kollmann, Özhatay & Koyuncu
Allium humile Kunth
Allium huntiae Traub
Allium hyalinum Curran
Allium hymenorhizum Ledeb.
Allium hymettium Boiss. & Heldr.
Allium hypsistum Stearn
Allium ilgazense Özhatay
Allium iliense Regel
Allium inaequale Janka
Allium incomptum Kierstead & Lindstrand
Allium inconspicuum Vved.
Allium incrustatum Vved.
Allium inderiense Fisch. ex Bunge
Allium inops Vved.
Allium insubricum Boiss. & Reut.
Allium insufficiens Vved.
Allium integerrimum Zahar.
Allium intradarvazicum R.M.Fritsch
Allium inutile Makino
Allium ionandrum Wendelbo
Allium ionicum Brullo & Tzanoud.
Allium iranicum (Wendelbo) Wendelbo
Allium iranshahrii R.M.Fritsch
Allium isakulii R.M.Fritsch & F.O.Khass.
Allium isauricum Hub.-Mor. & Wendelbo
Allium israeliticum Fragman & R.M.Fritsch
Allium istanbulense Özhatay, Koçyigit, Brullo & Salmeri
Allium ivasczenkoae Kotukhov
Allium izmirense Pirhan
Allium jacquemontii Kunth
Allium jaegeri R.M.Fritsch
Allium jakuticum Sinitsyna & N.Friesen
Allium jaxarticum Vved.
Allium jepsonii (Ownbey & Aase ex Traub) S.S.Denison & McNeal
Allium jesdianum Boiss. & Buhse
Allium jichouense X.G.Ma, H.Sun & D.Q.Huang
Allium jodanthum Vved.
Allium joharchii F.O.Khass. & Memariani
Allium jubatum J.F.Macbr.
Allium jucundum Vved.
Allium judaeum Ben-Natan & Fragman
Allium juldusicola Regel
Allium julianum Brullo, Gangale & Uzunov
Allium junceum Sm.
Allium kandemirii I.Genç & Özhatay
Allium karacae Koyuncu
Allium karamanoglui Koyuncu & Kollmann
Allium karataviense Regel
Allium karelinii Poljak.
Allium karistanum Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium karsianum Fomin
Allium karvounis Brullo, Giusso & Musarella
Allium karyeteini Post
Allium kaschianum Regel
Allium kastambulense Kollmann
Allium kasteki Popov
Allium kayae Özhatay & Koyuncu
Allium kazerouni Parsa
Allium keeverae D.B.Poind., Weakley & P.J.Williams
Allium kermesinum Rchb.
Allium keusgenii R.M.Fritsch
Allium kharputense Freyn & Sint.
Allium khozratense R.M.Fritsch
Allium kiiense (Murata) Hir.Takah.bis & M.Hotta
Allium kingdonii Stearn
Allium kirilovii N.Friesen & Seregin
Allium kirindicum Bornm.
Allium koelzii (Wendelbo) Perss. & Wendelbo
Allium koenigianum Grossh.
Allium kokanicum Regel
Allium koksuense R.M.Fritsch, N.Friesen & S.V.Smirn.
Allium kollmannianum Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium komarowii Lipsky
Allium kondarinum Kamelin
Allium kopetdagense Vved.
Allium kopsedorum R.M.Fritsch
Allium koreanum H.J.Choi & B.U.Oh
Allium korolkowii Regel
Allium kossoricum Fomin
Allium kotschyi Boiss.
Allium koyuncui H.Duman & Özhatay
Allium kuhrangense Akhavan, Saeidi & R.M.Fritsch
Allium kuhsorkhense R.M.Fritsch & Joharchi
Allium kujukense Vved.
Allium kunthianum Vved.
Allium kuramense F.O.Khass. & N.Friesen
Allium kurdistanicum Maroofi & R.M.Fritsch
Allium kurssanovii Popov
Allium kurtzianum Asch. & Sint. ex Kollmann
Allium kwakense (R.M.Fritsch) R.M.Fritsch
Allium kysylkumi Kamelin
Allium lachnophyllum Paine
Allium lacunosum S.Watson
Allium lagarophyllum Brullo, Pavone & Tzanoud.
Allium lalesaricum Freyn & Bornm.
Allium lamondiae Wendelbo
Allium lasiophyllum Vved.
Allium latifolium Jaub. & Spach
Allium lazikkiyense Koçyigit, Özhatay & E.Kaya
Allium ledebourianum Schult. & Schult.f.
Allium lefkadense Brullo, Giusso & Musarella
Allium lehmannianum Merckl. ex Bunge
Allium lehmannii Lojac.
Allium lemmonii S.Watson
Allium lenkoranicum Miscz. ex Grossh.
Allium lepsicum R.M.Fritsch, N.Friesen & S.V.Smirn.
Allium leptomorphum Vved.
Allium leucanthum K.Koch
Allium leucocephalum Turcz. ex Trautv.
Allium leucosphaerum Aitch. & Baker
Allium levichevii F.O.Khass., Esankulov & Sulejm.
Allium libani Boiss.
Allium lilacinum Klotzsch
Allium liliputianum Koçyigit, Özhatay & E.Kaya
Allium lineare L.
Allium linearifolium H.J.Choi & B.U.Oh
Allium lipskyanum Vved.
Allium listera Stearn
Allium litardierei J.-M.Tison
Allium litvinovii Drobow ex Vved.
Allium lojaconoi Brullo, Lanfr. & Pavone
Allium longanum Pamp.
Allium longicollum Wendelbo
Allium longifolium (Kunth) Spreng.
Allium longipapillatum R.M.Fritsch & Matin
Allium longiradiatum (Regel) Vved.
Allium longisepalum Bertol.
Allium longispathum Redouté
Allium longistylum Baker
Allium longivaginatum Wendelbo
Allium lopadusanum Bartolo, Brullo & Pavone
Allium loratum Baker
Allium lusitanicum Lam.
Allium luteolum Halácsy
Allium lutescens Vved.
Allium lycaonicum Siehe ex Hayek
Allium maackii (Maxim.) Prokh. ex Kom.
Allium macedonicum Zahar.
Allium machmelianum Post
Allium macleanii Baker
Allium macranthum Baker
Allium macrochaetum Boiss. & Hausskn.
Allium macropetalum Rydb.
Allium macrostemon Bunge
Allium macrostylum Regel
Allium macrum S.Watson
Allium madidum S.Watson
Allium maghrebinum Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium mahneshanense Razyfard, Zarre & R.M.Fritsch
Allium mairei H.Lév.
Allium majus Vved.
Allium makrianum C.Brullo, Brullo, Giusso & Salmeri
Allium malyschevii N.Friesen
Allium maniaticum Brullo & Tzanoud.
Allium mannii Traub & T.M.Howard
Allium maowenense J.M.Xu
Allium maraschicum Koçyigit & Özhatay
Allium marathasicum Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium mardinense Balos, Akan & Yıldırım
Allium mareoticum Bornm. & Gauba
Allium margaritae B.Fedtsch.
Allium margaritiferum Vved.
Allium marginatum Janka
Allium mariae Bordz.
Allium marmoratum Seregin
Allium marschallianum Vved.
Allium massaessylum Batt. & Trab.
Allium materculae Bordz.
Allium matiniae N.Friesen & M.Abbasi
Allium mauritanicum Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium maximowiczii Regel
Allium megalobulbon Regel
Allium mehmetyascharii Eker
Allium meikleanum Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium melanantherum Pančić
Allium melananthum Coincy
Allium melanogyne Greuter
Allium melliferum Traub
Allium membranaceum Ownbey ex Traub
Allium meronense Fragman & R.M.Fritsch
Allium meteoricum Heldr. & Hausskn. ex Halácsy
Allium mexicanum Traub
Allium michaelis F.O.Khass. & Tojibaev
Allium michoacanum Traub
Allium micranthum Wendelbo
Allium microdictyon Prokh.
Allium microspathum Ekberg
Allium minus (S.O.Yu, S.Lee & W.Lee) H.J.Choi & B.U.Oh
Allium minutiflorum Regel
Allium minutum Vved.
Allium mirum Wendelbo
Allium mirzajevii Tscholok.
Allium moderense R.M.Fritsch
Allium mogianense (R.M.Fritsch & F.O.Khass.) F.O.Khass. & Yusupov
Allium moly L.
Allium monachorum Stepanov
Allium monanthum Maxim.
Allium mongolicum Regel
Allium monophyllum Vved. ex Czerniak.
Allium montanostepposum N.Friesen & Seregin
Allium montelburzense R.M.Fritsch, Salmaki & Zarre
Allium montibaicalense N.Friesen
Allium monticola Davidson
Allium moschatum L.
Allium mozaffarianii Maroofi & R.M.Fritsch
Allium multibulbosum Jacq.
Allium multiflorum Desf.
Allium munzii (Ownbey & Aase ex Traub) McNeal
Allium murat-sonayi Balos, Sonay & C.Çeçen
Allium muratozelii Armagan
Allium myrianthum Boiss.
Allium najafdaricum R.M.Fritsch
Allium nanodes Airy Shaw
Allium naqabense Al-Eisawi & Omar
Allium narcissiflorum Vill.
Allium nathaliae Seregin
Allium nazarenum C.Brullo, Brullo, Giusso & Salmeri
Allium neapolitanum Cirillo
Allium nebrodense Guss.
Allium nebularum Stepanov
Allium negevense Kollmann
Allium negianum A.Pandey, K.M.Rai, Malav & S.Rajkumar
Allium nemrutdaghense Kit Tan & Sorger
Allium neodenticulatum Idrees & Z.Yong Zhang
Allium nerimaniae Koçyigit & E.Kaya
Allium neriniflorum (Herb.) G.Don
Allium nevadense S.Watson
Allium nevii S.Watson
Allium nevsehirense Koyuncu & Kollmann
Allium nevskianum Vved. ex Wendelbo
Allium nigrum L.
Allium nikolaii F.O.Khass. & Achilova
Allium noeanum Reut. ex Regel
Allium notabile Feinbrun
Allium nuratavicum (R.M.Fritsch & Beshko) Beshko
Allium nuristanicum Kitam.
Allium nutans L.
Allium obliquum L.
Allium obtusiflorum Redouté
Allium obtusum Lemmon
Allium occultum Tzanoud. & Trigas
Allium ochotense Prokh.
Allium oleraceum L.
Allium oliganthum Kar. & Kir.
Allium olivieri Boiss.
Allium oltense Grossh.
Allium olympicum Boiss.
Allium omeiense Z.Y.Zhu
Allium opacum Rech.f.
Allium ophiophyllum Vved.
Allium oporinanthum Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium optimae Greuter
Allium oreodictyum Vved.
Allium oreohellenicum Tzanoud., Tsakiri & Raus
Allium oreophiloides Regel
Allium oreophilum C.A.Mey.
Allium oreoprasoides Vved.
Allium oreoprasum Schrenk
Allium oreoscordum Vved.
Allium oreotadzhikorum R.M.Fritsch
Allium orestis Kalpoutz., Trigas & Constantin.
Allium orientale Boiss.
Allium orientalialashanicum L.Q.Zhao & Y.Z.Zhao
Allium orientoiranicum Neshati, Zarre & R.M.Fritsch
Allium orosamium Brullo, Giusso & Musarella
Allium orunbaii F.O.Khass. & R.M.Fritsch
Allium oschaninii O.Fedtsch.
Allium ovalifolium Hand.-Mazz.
Allium ownbeyi Traub
Allium oxianum F.O.Khass. & Tojibaev
Allium paepalanthoides Airy Shaw
Allium palaestinum Kollmann ex Fragman & N.Friesen
Allium palentinum Losa & P.Monts.
Allium pallasii Murray
Allium pallens L.
Allium pamiricum Wendelbo
Allium pangasicum Turak.
Allium paniculatum L.
Allium panjaoense Wendelbo
Allium panormitanum Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium panormitisi Galanos & Tzanoud.
Allium papillare Boiss.
Allium papillosum Brullo & Salmeri
Allium paradoxum (M.Bieb.) G.Don
Allium parciflorum Viv.
Allium parhamii Memariani
Allium parishii S.Watson
Allium parnassicum (Boiss.) Halácsy
Allium parryi S.Watson
Allium parvulum Vved.
Allium parvum Kellogg
Allium passeyi N.H.Holmgren & A.H.Holmgren
Allium pavoneanum Brullo & Salmeri
Allium pelagicum Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium pendulinum Ten.
Allium peninsulare Lemmon ex Greene
Allium pentadactyli Brullo, Pavone & Spamp
Allium perdulce S.V.Fraser
Allium permixtum Guss.
Allium peroninianum Azn.
Allium perpendiculum Koçyigit, Özhatay & E.Kaya
Allium pervariense Firat & Koyuncu
Allium pervestitum Klokov
Allium petraeum Kar. & Kir.
Allium petri F.O.Khass. & R.M.Fritsch
Allium pevtzovii Prokh.
Allium phanerantherum Boiss. & Hausskn.
Allium phariense Rendle
Allium phitosianum Brullo, Guglielmo, Pavone, Salmeri & Terrasi
Allium phrygium Boiss. & Balansa
Allium phthioticum Boiss. & Heldr.
Allium pictistamineum O.Schwarz
Allium pignattii Brullo & Salmeri
Allium pilosum Sm.
Allium platakisii Tzanoud. & Kypr.
Allium platycaule S.Watson
Allium platyspathum Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Allium plummerae S.Watson
Allium plurifoliatum Rendle
Allium podolicum Blocki ex Racib. & Szafer
Allium pogonotepalum Wendelbo
Allium polyanthum Schult. & Schult.f.
Allium polyrhizum Turcz. ex Regel
Allium ponticum Miscz. ex Grossh.
Allium popovii Vved.
Allium porrum L.
Allium potosiense Traub
Allium praecox Brandegee
Allium praemixtum Vved.
Allium praescissum Rchb.
Allium prattii C.H.Wright
Allium proponticum Stearn & Özhatay
Allium prostratum Trevir.
Allium protensum Wendelbo
Allium pruinatum Link ex Spreng.
Allium przewalskianum Regel
Allium psebaicum Mikheev
Allium pseudoalbidum N.Friesen & Özhatay
Allium pseudoampeloprasum Miscz. ex Grossh.
Allium pseudobodeanum R.M.Fritsch & Matin
Allium pseudocalyptratum Mouterde
Allium pseudoflavum Vved.
Allium pseudofraseri T.M.Howard
Allium pseudohollandicum R.M.Fritsch
Allium pseudojaponicum Makino
Allium pseudophanerantherum Rech.f.
Allium pseudosenescens H.J.Choi & B.U.Oh
Allium pseudostamineum Kollmann & Shmida
Allium pseudostrictum Albov
Allium pseudotelmatum Duchoslav & Jandová
Allium pseudowinklerianum R.M.Fritsch & F.O.Khass.
Allium pshikharvicum (R.M.Fritsch & F.O.Khass.) F.O.Khass. & Yusupov
Allium pskemense B.Fedtsch.
Allium pueblanum Traub
Allium pumilum Vved.
Allium punctum L.F.Hend.
Allium purpureoviride Koyuncu & I.Genç
Allium pustulosum Boiss. & Hausskn.
Allium pycnotrichum Trigas, Kalpoutz. & Constantin.
Allium pyrenaicum Costa & Vayr.
Allium pythagoricum Brullo & Salmeri
Allium quercetorum (Seregin) Seregin
Allium ramosum L.
Allium rausii Brullo, Guglielmo, Pavone, Salmeri & Terrasi
Allium ravenii F.O.Khass., Shomur. & Kadyrov
Allium rechingeri Wendelbo
Allium regelianum A.K.Becker
Allium regelii Trautv.
Allium registanicum Wendelbo
Allium remediorum (R.M.Fritsch) R.M.Fritsch
Allium retrorsum (Özhatay & Kollmann) Brullo, Guglielmo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium reuterianum Boiss.
Allium rhabdotum Stearn
Allium rhetoreanum Nábelek
Allium rhizomatum Wooton & Standl.
Allium rhodiacum Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium rhodopeum Velen.
Allium rhynchogynum Diels
Allium rinae F.O.Khass., Shomur. & Tojibaev
Allium ritsi Iatroú & Tzanoud.
Allium robertianum Kollmann
Allium robinsonii L.F.Hend.
Allium roborowskianum Regel
Allium robustum Kar. & Kir.
Allium rollovii Grossh.
Allium rosenbachianum Regel
Allium rosenorum R.M.Fritsch
Allium roseum L.
Allium rothii Zucc.
Allium rotundum L.
Allium rouyi Gaut.
Allium roylei Stearn
Allium rubellum M.Bieb.
Allium rubens Spreng.
Allium rubriflorum (Adamovic) Anackov, N.Friesen & Seregin
Allium rubrovittatum Boiss. & Heldr.
Allium rude J.M.Xu
Allium ruhmerianum Asch. ex E.A.Durand & Barratte
Allium rumelicum Koçyigit & Özhatay
Allium runemarkii Trigas & Tzanoud.
Allium runyonii Ownbey
Allium rupestre Steven
Allium rupestristepposum N.Friesen
Allium rupicola Boiss. ex Mouterde
Allium sabalense R.M.Fritsch
Allium sabulosum Steven ex Bunge
Allium sabzakense Wendelbo
Allium sacculiferum Maxim.
Allium sahandicum R.M.Fritsch
Allium sairamense Regel
Allium salinum A.I.Baranov & Skvortsov
Allium samniticum Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium samothracicum Tzanoud., Strid & Kit Tan
Allium samurense Tscholok.
Allium sanandajense Maroofi & R.M.Fritsch
Allium sanbornii Alph.Wood
Allium sandrasicum Kollmann, Özhatay & Bothmer
Allium sannineum Gomb.
Allium saposhnikovii Nikitina
Allium saralicum R.M.Fritsch
Allium sarawschanicum Regel
Allium sardoum Moris
Allium saricanense Balos, Sonay & Koçyiğit
Allium sarychelekense Krassovsk.
Allium sativum L. Plant FAQs: Allium Sativum
Allium savii Parl.
Allium savranicum (Nyman) Oxner
Allium saxatile M.Bieb.
Allium scaberrimum J.Serres
Allium scabriflorum Boiss.
Allium scabriscapum Boiss.
Allium schachimardanicum Vved.
Allium scharobitdinii F.O.Khass. & Tojibaev
Allium schergianum Boiss.
Allium schischkinii Sobolevsk.
Allium schisticola R.M.Fritsch, Moazzeni & Dolatyari
Allium schistosum N.Friesen & Seregin
Allium schmitzii Cout.
Allium schoenoprasoides Regel
Allium schoenoprasum L.
Allium schrenkii Regel
Allium schubertii Zucc.
Allium schugnanicum Vved.
Allium scilloides Douglas ex S.Watson
Allium scorodoprasum L.
Allium scorzonerifolium Desf. ex Redouté
Allium scotostemon Wendelbo
Allium scrobiculatum Vved.
Allium seirotrichum Ducell. & Maire
Allium semenovii Regel
Allium senescens L.
Allium sergii Vved.
Allium serpentinicum I.Genç & Özhatay
Allium serra McNeal & Ownbey
Allium setifolium Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Allium severtzovioides R.M.Fritsch
Allium sewerzowii Regel
Allium shahinii H.Duman & Eksi
Allium sharsmithiae (Ownbey & Aase ex Traub) McNeal
Allium shatakiense Rech.f.
Allium shelkovnikovii Grossh.
Allium shevockii McNeal
Allium shinasii Armağan
Allium shirnakiense Behçet & Rüstem.
Allium sibthorpianum Schult. & Schult.f.
Allium siculum Ucria
Allium sieheanum Hausskn. ex Kollmann
Allium sikkimense Baker
Allium simillimum L.F.Hend.
Allium sinaiticum Boiss.
Allium sindjarense Boiss. & Hausskn. ex Regel
Allium sinkiangense F.T.Wang & Y.C.Tang
Allium sintenisii Freyn
Allium siphonanthum J.M.Xu
Allium sipyleum Boiss.
Allium siskiyouense Ownbey ex Traub
Allium sivasicum Özhatay & Kollmann
Allium smyrnaeum Brullo & Salmeri
Allium sochense R.M.Fritsch & U.Turak.
Allium songpanicum J.M.Xu
Allium sordidiflorum Vved.
Allium sosnovskyanum Miscz. ex Grossh.
Allium spathaceum Steud. ex A.Rich.
Allium spathulatum F.O.Khass. & R.M.Fritsch
Allium speculae Ownbey & Aase
Allium sphaerocephalon L.
Allium spicatum (Prain) N.Friesen
Allium spirale Schweigg.
Allium spirophyllum Wendelbo
Allium splendens Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
Allium sprengeri Regel
Allium spurium G.Don
Allium stamatiadae Trigas
Allium stamineum Boiss.
Allium staticiforme Sm.
Allium stearnianum Koyuncu, Özhatay & Kollmann
Allium stellatum Nutt. ex Ker Gawl.
Allium stellerianum Willd.
Allium stenopetalum Boiss. & Kotschy ex Regel
Allium stephanophorum Vved.
Allium stipitatum Regel
Allium stocksianum Boiss.
Allium stoloniferum Ownbey & T.D.Jacobson
Allium stracheyi Baker
Allium straussii Bornm.
Allium strictum Schrad.
Allium struzlianum Ogan.
Allium stylosum O.Schwarz
Allium suaveolens Jacq.
Allium subakaka Razyfard & Zarre
Allium subangulatum Regel
Allium subhirsutum L.
Allium subkopetdagense (R.M.Fritsch & F.O.Khass.) R.M.Fritsch
Allium subnotabile Wendelbo
Allium subscabrum (Regel) R.M.Fritsch
Allium subtilissimum Ledeb.
Allium subvillosum Salzm. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
Allium sulaimanicum N.Khan, A.Sultan & N.Friesen
Allium sulphureum Vved.
Allium sultaniae-ferhanii Balos
Allium sultaniae-ismailii Yıldırım
Allium sunhangii F.O.Khass., Tojibaev & Yusupov
Allium suworowii Regel
Allium svetlanae Vved. ex Filim.
Allium symiacum Galanos & Tzanoud.
Allium synnotii G.Don
Allium szovitsii Regel
Allium taciturnum Vved.
Allium taeniopetalum Popov & Vved.
Allium taishanense J.M.Xu
Allium taiwanianum S.S.Ying
Allium talassicum Regel
Allium talijevii Klokov
Allium talyschense Miscz. ex Grossh.
Allium tanguticum Regel
Allium taquetii H.Lév. & Vaniot
Allium tardans Greuter & Zahar.
Allium tardiflorum Kollmann & Shmida
Allium tarkhankuticum Seregin
Allium taschkenticum F.O.Khass. & R.M.Fritsch
Allium tatyanae F.O.Khass. & F.Karimov
Allium tauricola Boiss.
Allium tchihatschewii Boiss.
Allium tekesicola Regel
Allium tel-avivense Eig
Allium telaponense Traub
Allium telmatum Bogdanovic, Brullo, Giusso & Salmeri
Allium tenuicaule Regel
Allium tenuiflorum Ten.
Allium tenuissimum L.
Allium teretifolium Regel
Allium tetraploideum M.J.Li & X.J.He
Allium texanum T.M.Howard
Allium textile A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
Allium therinanthum C.Brullo, Brullo, Fragman, Giusso & Salmeri
Allium thessalicum Brullo, Pavone, Salmeri & Tzanoud.
Allium thunbergii G.Don
Allium tianmuense Z.H.Chen & Yue L.Xu
Allium tianschanicum Rupr.
Allium tingitanum Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium togashii H.Hara
Allium tokalense Kamelin & Levichev
Allium toksanbaicum N.Friesen & Veselova
Allium tolmiei Baker
Allium tourneuxii Chabert
Allium trachycoleum Wendelbo
Allium trachyscordum Vved.
Allium transvestiens Vved.
Allium traubii T.M.Howard
Allium trautvetterianum Regel
Allium tribracteatum Torr.
Allium trichocnemis J.Gay
Allium trichospathum Brullo & Salmeri
Allium tricoccum Aiton
Allium trifoliatum Cirillo
Allium trifurcatum (F.T.Wang & Tang) J.M.Xu
Allium tripedale Trautv.
Allium tripterum Nasir
Allium triquetrum L.
Allium truncatum (Feinbrun) Kollmann & D.Zohary
Allium tschimganicum B.Fedtsch.
Allium tschulaktavicum Bajtenov & Nelina
Allium tsinlingense Xun & P.L.Liu
Allium tubergenii Freyn
Allium tuberosum Rottler ex Spreng. Plant FAQs: Garlic Chives – Allium Tuberosum
Allium tubiflorum Rendle
Allium tuchalense F.O.Khass. & Noroozi
Allium tulipifolium Ledeb.
Allium tuncelianum (Kollmann) Özhatay, B.Mathew & Siraneci
Allium tuolumnense (Ownbey & Aase ex Traub) S.S.Denison & McNeal
Allium turakulovii (R.M.Fritsch & F.O.Khass.) F.O.Khass. & Yusupov
Allium turcicum Özhatay & Cowley
Allium turcomanicum Regel
Allium turkestanicum Regel
Allium turtschicum Regel
Allium tuvinicum (N.Friesen) N.Friesen
Allium tytthanthum Vved.
Allium tytthocephalum Schult. & Schult.f.
Allium tzanoudakisanum Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium ubipetrense R.M.Fritsch
Allium ubsicola Regel
Allium ulleungense H.J.Choi & N.Friesen
Allium umbilicatum Boiss.
Allium undulatipetalum I.Genç & Özhatay
Allium unifolium Kellogg
Allium urmiense Kamelin & Seisums
Allium ursinum L.
Allium urusakiorum Özhatay, Seregin & N.Friesen
Allium valdecallosum Maire & Weiller
Allium valdesianum Brullo, Pavone & Salmeri
Allium valentinae Pavlov
Allium validum S.Watson
Allium vallivanchense R.M.Fritsch & N.Friesen
Allium variegatum Boiss.
Allium vasilevskajae Ogan.
Allium vavilovii Popov & Vved.
Allium velutinum Brullo & Salmeri
Allium verticillatum Regel
Allium vescum Wendelbo
Allium victorialis L.
Allium victoris Vved.
Allium vineale L.
Allium vinicolor Wendelbo
Allium virgunculae F.Maek. & Kitam.
Allium viridiflorum Pobed.
Allium viridulum Ledeb.
Allium vodopjanovae N.Friesen
Allium vvedenskyanum Pavlov
Allium wallichii Kunth
Allium warzobicum Kamelin
Allium webbii Clementi
Allium wendelboanum Kollmann
Allium wendelboi Matin
Allium weschniakowii Regel
Allium wiedemannianum Regel
Allium willeanum Holmboe
Allium winklerianum Regel
Allium woronowii Miscz. ex Grossh.
Allium wulateicum Y.Z.Zhao & Geming
Allium xiangchengense J.M.Xu
Allium xichuanense J.M.Xu
Allium xinlongense D.F.Xie & X.J.He
Allium xiphopetalum Aitch. & Baker
Allium yamadagense Yıldırım & Eksi
Allium yanchiense J.M.Xu
Allium yesilyurtense (Yıld. & Kılıç) Yıld. & Kılıç
Allium yilandaghense Yıld. & Kılıç
Allium yildirimlii Dural, Bagci & Ertugrul
Allium yingshanense D.Q.Huang, A.G.Zhen & X.X.Zhu
Allium yongdengense J.M.Xu
Allium yosemitense Eastw.
Allium yueanum F.T.Wang & Tang
Allium zagricum R.M.Fritsch
Allium zaissanicum Kotukhov
Allium zaprjagajevii Kassacz
Allium zebdanense Boiss. & Noë
Allium zergericum F.O.Khass. & R.M.Fritsch
Allium zhobicum N.Khan, A.Sultan & R.M.Fritsch

How to Care for Alliums?

Caring for alliums is relatively straightforward. They thrive in full sun and well-drained soil. Plant the bulbs in fall, about 3 times their depth, and let nature take its course. Alliums are generally low-maintenance and require minimal watering once established.

How to Propagate Alliums?

There are two main ways to propagate alliums: by division and by seed. Division works best for established clumps that have multiplied over time. Simply dig up the clump in fall, carefully separate the bulbs, and replant them elsewhere. Growing alliums from seed takes patience, as it can take several years for them to reach flowering size. However, it’s a rewarding way to expand your allium collection.

What to Plant with Alliums?

Alliums pair beautifully with a wide range of plants. Their bold blooms complement the soft textures of ornamental grasses like feather reed grass (Calamagrostis spp.) or the delicate foliage of ferns. Early-blooming alliums like drumstick alliums (Allium sphaerocephalon) can share the stage with spring bulbs like tulips and daffodils.

Do Allium Bulbs Multiply?

Yes, allium bulbs can multiply over time. Some varieties, like chives and garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), produce offsets that form new plants. Other alliums may form new bulbils on the flower stalk, which can be planted to create new alliums.

Do Alliums Spread?

While some alliums can multiply, they aren’t typically considered invasive plants. The spread is usually controlled, and unwanted offspring can be easily removed.

Can You Eat Ornamental Alliums?

While most ornamental alliums are not poisonous, they also aren’t particularly palatable. Their flavor can be strong and unpleasant. It’s best to stick to the alliums you find in the grocery store for culinary purposes.

How to Pronounce Allium?

Allium is pronounced ALL-ee-um. The “i” is short, like the “i” in “win.”

Is Fennel an Allium?

No, fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is not an allium. It belongs to the Apiaceae family, which also includes parsley, carrots, and celery. While fennel does share some physical similarities with alliums, like its bulbous base and feathery foliage, they are distinct plant families.

What to Do with Alliums After Flowering?

Once the blooms fade, you have a few options. You can deadhead the flower stalks to encourage the plant to focus its energy on the bulb. Alternatively, leave the seed heads on for winter interest and allow them to self-seed if desired. In late spring or early summer, once the foliage has yellowed and died back, you can cut it down to the base.

Can You Plant Allium Bulbs in the Spring?

While fall planting is ideal for most alliums, spring planting can be successful in some regions with mild winters. However, the success rate may be lower, and the plants might not flower the first year.

When to Cut Back Allium Foliage?

The best time to cut back allium foliage is in late spring or early summer, once it has completely yellowed and died back. Avoid cutting back the foliage too early, as it helps the plant replenish the bulb for next year’s blooms.

Can You Grow Allium from Seed?

Yes, you can grow allium from seed. However, it requires patience, as it can take several years for seedlings to reach flowering size. Sow the seeds in late summer or early fall in a well-drained seed tray and provide them with consistent moisture. Once the seedlings emerge, thin them to allow for proper growth. Overwinter them in a protected location and transplant them to the garden in spring.

Does Allium Grow in Shade?

Most alliums prefer full sun for optimal growth and flowering. However, some varieties, like Allium ursinum (bear’s garlic), can tolerate partial shade. If your garden space is limited on sun, consider these shade-tolerant options.

By understanding these alliums FAQs, you can confidently add these stunning plants to your garden and enjoy their unique beauty and architectural form for years to come. With a little care and planning, alliums can become the conversation starters in your flower beds, attracting pollinators and adding a touch of wow-factor to your garden throughout the season.