Flowering Onion
- Botanical Name
- Allium aflatunense
- Min Zone
- 4
- Max Zone
- 7
- Height
- 3 feet
- Flowers
- Late spring: 4 inch spherical umbel, star-shaped lilac flowers
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained (key)
- Planting & Care
- Plant 5 inches deep
- Space 3 inches apart
- Problems
- None serious, root rot in heavy clay and poorly drained soil
- Varieties
- Purple Sensation - deep purple flowers
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