General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 1 foot
Plant Spread: 1 foot
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Lavender
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Bulb
Dynamic Accumulator: K (Potassium)
Ca (Calcium)
Na (Sodium)
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Self
Beetles
Moths and Butterflies
Flies
Bees
Various insects
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • German Garlic
  • Ornamental Onion
  • Curly Chives
  • Mountain Garlic

Photo Gallery
Location: Botanical Garden of Copenhagen
Date: 2014-07-24
Location: Botanical Garden of Amsterdam
Date: 2013-08-09
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-10-27
From Old House Gardens
Location: Elizabeth Lawrence Garden at Wing Haven, Charlotte, NC
Date: 2022-06-23

Date: 2020-07-02
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
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Date: 2020-07-02
Location: garden of botanist Robert R. Kowal in Madison, Wisconsin
Date: August 9, 2009
photo by James Steakley
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2017-07-23
Another interesting Allium for the flower bed.
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-07-08
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Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2010-08-10
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Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2010-08-10
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2010-08-10
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