| Description | Ozawa Allium (Allium thunbergii) is a nice clumping, shorter ornamental Allium blooming in the fall. |
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| Pronunciation | (AL-ee-um)(thun-BERG-ee-eye) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizoms, etc. |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | globular, fuchsia |
| Leaves | long, narrow, grass-like |
| Stems | narrow bulbs with fibrous roots |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | 6-12 inches tall |
| Propagation | division |
| Cultivar Origin | George Schenk, Washington (USA) |
| Misc Facts | "Genus name comes from the classical Latin name for garlic. Specific epithet honors Carl Peter Thunberg (1743-1828), Swedish physician and surgeon, student of Linnaeus, naturalist, plant collector, and author of Flora Japonica (1784), who collected about 300 new plants (including the species herein) on his visit to Japan in 1775-1776". (#144) AKA: Flowering Onion, Flowering Allium, Rakkyo |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #207-Alliums "The Ornamental Onion" (Dilys Davies) |
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