Allium cernuum 'White Dwarf'
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Compact, clump-forming bulbous perennial about 45cm tall, with narrow, strap-shaped leaves and erect stems, nodding at the tips and bearing umbels of bell-shaped white flowers in summer
Scientific classification
- Species
- Allium cernuum 'White Dwarf' (Allium cernuum 'White Dwarf')
- Genus
- Allium
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Ornamental bulbs - not to be eaten
- Toxicity
- Bulbs
- Plant type
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- Height
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- 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 Allium cernuum 'White Dwarf'
Distribution map
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Culture
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Toxicity
Ornamental bulbs - not to be eaten
Quick identification of Allium cernuum 'White Dwarf'
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Allium cernuum 'White Dwarf' care guide
- Water moderately in growth, keep drier after flowering
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Water moderately in growth, keep drier after flowering
Fertilizing
FertilizingLight bulb feed in spring before flowering
Pruning
PruningNo pruning required, other than to remove old flowered stems and foliage
Propagation
PropagationPropagate 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. Best grown in containers where garden soil is heavy clay and prone to saturation over winter. Ideal for cut flowers, fresh or dried. 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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