Hooker's onion
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Edible, bulbous perennial to 60cm high also grown as an ornamental, with linear, flat leaves to 1cm wide and, in summer, small umbels of white to greenish-yellow flowers. The plant is widely used for culinary purposes throughout much of south Asia
Scientific classification
- Species
- Hooker's onion (Allium hookeri)
- Genus
- Allium
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
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- Toxicity
- Bulbs · Herbs - Culinary
- Plant type
- 0.5-1 metres
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Clump forming
- Habit
- Spring · Summer
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of Hooker's onion
Distribution map
Himalaya, Western China
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of Hooker's onion
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Hooker's onion care guide
- Even mild soil dampness, allow minor surface drying between soaks
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Even mild soil dampness, allow minor surface drying between soaks
Fertilizing
FertilizingAll-purpose diluted vegetable feed monthly spring summer months
Pruning
PruningNo pruning required, other than to remove old flowered stems and foliage
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by seed when just ripe or in spring; or propagate by offsets which can be carefully detached by lifting the bulb after flowering has finished. See bulb propagation
Growing
GrowingGrow in full sun and 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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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
May be susceptible to onion white rot, and onion downy mildew
Pests
May be susceptible to allium leaf miner and onion fly
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