Allium kwakense

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Bulbous perennial producing short-lived, strap-shaped mid-green leaves and densely-packed, spherical heads of reddish-purple star-shaped flowers on upright stems about 50- 70cm tall, in late spring as the leaves die down

Scientific classification

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

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Toxicity: Bulbs
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
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Distribution of Allium kwakense

Distribution map

Central Asia

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of Allium kwakense

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Allium kwakense care guide

Moist soil during active growth, then reduce watering after foliage yellows
Watering: Full sun
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Ideal temperature

Watering

Moist soil during active growth, then reduce watering after foliage yellows

Fertilizing

Light bulb fertilizer at emergence and again after flowering

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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