Family: Alliaceae

Scientific Name: Allium flavum

Common Name: Small Yellow Onions, Yellow Flowered Garlic

Description

Small Yellow Onion (Allium flavum) is a showy perennial bulb that blooms from late spring to early summer. This yellow-flowering Allium does well in dry soils.

Pronunciation(AL-ee-um)
Plant TypePerennials Hardy, Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizoms, etc.
Hardiness Zone5
Sunlightfull, mostly sunny, with some shade
Moistureaverage. tolerates dry
Soil & Siteaverage, dry
FlowersSmall, bell-shaped, yellow florets are borne in loose umbels. The flower scapes reach 12-18 inches high. As with most Alliums that attract a wide variety of pollinators,
LeavesLeaves are long, narrow, cylindrical, and keeled.
Stemsunderground ovid bulbs
Dimensions12-18 inches tall
Propagationseeds, division, bulbs
Native SiteNative to the Mediterranean
Notes & Reference#164-Heritage Flower Farm (www.heritageflowerfarm.com), #207-Alliums "The Ornamental Onion" (Dilys Davies), #281-Taylors Guide to Bulbs
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