Allium macranthum
Allium macranthum is a rare species of wet habitats with delicate, pendulous, bell-shaped, pink to purple-pink flowers in a loose cluster.
Description:
Allium macranthum is a rare species of wet habitats from China, Tibet and Bhutan that blooms in mid to late summer. It has small, delicate, pendulous, bell-shaped, pink to purple-pink flowers held in a loose cluster on stems up to 24 inches tall. Grow in rich, humusy soil with good moisture in part sun to part shade. Available in fall as dry bulbs and sometimes in spring as potted plants.
Common Name: Ornamental Onion
Family: Amaryllidaceae (The Amaryllis Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 12-24"
Width: 4-8"
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour: Purple
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Late Summer
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Moist to wet habitats at high elevations from 2700-4200 metres.
Award: AGM
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
Asia and the Pacific - Himalayas
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