Clade Monocots Rank Species | Clade Angiosperms Higher classification Onions | |
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Similar Onions, Allium carinatum, Allium angulosum, Allium moly, Allium sphaerocephalon | ||
Allium flavum top 5 facts
Allium flavum (also known as 'Small yellow onion',) is a species of onion native to the lands surrounding the Mediterranean, Black, and Caspian Seas, from France + Morocco to Iran + Kazakhstan.
Allium flavum produces one bulb, and a scape up to 40 cm tall. Umbel contains bright yellow, bell shaped flowers with a pleasing scent. It flowers between June and July and is hardy to USDA zones 4 to 8.
Numerous names have been proposed but only the following are accepted by the World Checklist
It was awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit, in the UK.
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