General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 26-34 inches
Plant Spread: 6-8 inches
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Dynamic Accumulator: K (Potassium)
Ca (Calcium)
Na (Sodium)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Other Beneficial Insects: Attracts beetles, ladybugs and other pollinators
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Squirrels
Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Beetles
Moths and Butterflies
Bees
Various insects

Image
Common names
  • Ornamental Onion
Also sold as:
  • Allium nigrum 'Pink Jewel'

Photo Gallery
Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2022-07-02
Allium nigrum Pink Jewel blooming after the rain
Location: KALAMA WA
Date: 2016-05-25
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-10-14
  • Uploaded by Joy

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