Allium taquetii

Common Name:

Plant Type:
Bulbous perennial
Family:
Liliaceae (The Lily Family)
Geographic Origin:
Japan and East Asia
California Native?:
No

Plant Size:
1 foot high
Landscape/Garden Uses:
rock gardens
Flowering Season:
Summer

Flower Color:
Purplish red
Exposure:
Full sun
Soils:
Well-drained soil

Suggested Irrigation:
Moderate to occasional watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 10 degrees F. or less

This tidy onion makes tight clumps of small, cylindrical bulbs, with very narrow, deep green 8-12 inch, grassy leaves. The flower stems rise just above the leaves in summer to display clusters of nodding, purplish red flowers.