Allium rotundum


Quick Characteristics:

Flower Colors: purple
Life form: bulb
 

Allium rotundum L., syn. Allium scorodoprasum ssp. rotundum (L.) Stearn, is an Eurasian and North African species also naturalized in the United States (Michigan), the Canary Islands and South Australia. It grows to 18-24" (45-60 cm) tall, is slender of growth, and has tight oblong knobs of dark wine red-purple flowers. The first photo taken by Mark McDonough who wrote: "One of my favorites and easy to grow." The second photo from Mary Sue Ittner.

Allium rotundum, Mark McDonoughAllium rotundum, Mary Sue Ittner

Photos by Rimmer de Vries, who comments 'I had two collections by Kirk Vickory in my garden a short 18” form and a taller 24” form they may have gotten mixed up. These made much smaller 1-1-1/2” heads in sand in Michigan, here in Kentucky heat and red clay they make large 2-1/2-3” heads'

Allium scorodoprasum ssp. rotundum, Rimmer de VriesAllium scorodoprasum ssp. rotundum, Rimmer de VriesAllium scorodoprasum ssp. rotundum, Rimmer de Vries

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