Allium beesianum

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Low-growing, bulbous perennial to 20cm tall, producing narrow, strap-shaped mid to grey-green leaves to 20cm long, and small spherical heads to 2.5cm across of up to 12 bell-shaped pale blue or white flowers, from late summer to autumn

Scientific classification

Species: Allium beesianum (Allium beesianum)
Genus: Allium
Family: Amaryllidaceae

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Toxicity: Bulbs
Plant type: 0.1-0.5 metres
Height: 0-0.1 metre
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Clump forming
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of Allium beesianum

Distribution map

China (Southwestern Sichuan, Northwestern Yunnan)

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of Allium beesianum

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Allium beesianum care guide

Maintain lightly moist soil in growth, dry dormant bulbs completely
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Maintain lightly moist soil in growth, dry dormant bulbs completely

Fertilizing

Diluted potash feed biweekly before flower stalk emergence

Pruning

No pruning required, other than to remove old flowered stems and foliage

Propagation

Propagate by seed, sowing in containers in a cold frame when just ripe or in the spring and by offsets which can be carefully detached by lifting the bulb after flowering has finished. See bulb propagation

Growing

Easy to grow in full sun and a fertile well-drained soil. It is best to grow in containers where garden soil is heavy clay and prone to saturation over winter. See allium cultivation

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