Allium scorodoprasum 'Art'
Allium scorodoprasum 'Art' is a zany and unique ornamental onion with open flower heads of magenta-red florets and little bulbils!
Description:
Allium scorodoprasum 'Art' is a cool Eurasian ornamental onion with open heads of magenta-red florets that look as if they've been electrocuted. Bulbils form at the base of the florets and are great for bulking up your clumps or sharing. The flower heads are held on tall stems.
Common Name: Sand Leek
Family: Amaryllidaceae (The Amaryllis Family)
Zone Hardiness: 6-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 4-8"
Primary Bloom Colour: Magenta
Secondary Bloom Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Damp broad-leaved woodland, forest margins, shores, hillside meadows and hedgerows.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Southwest Asia and Asia Minor
Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia
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