Allium hollandicum

Allium hollandicum, common names Persian onion or Purple Sensation] is a plant species native to Iran and Kyrgyzstan but widely cultivated as an ornamental because of its large umbels of attractive purple flowers. It is reportedly naturalized in Saint Louis County, Minnesota.

Allium hollandicum is a bulb-forming perennial with scapes up to 90 cm tall. It has long, flat, strap-shaped leaves up to 60 cm long. Umbels are large and spherical, up to 25 cm in diameter, with many purple to reddish-purple flowers.