Himalayan allium
Also known as: blue-flowered onion; Sikkim onion
A clump-forming, bulbous perennial, to 25cm tall, with erect, linear basal leaves. Blue flowers, each up to 1cm long, are borne in small, pendent umbels in summer
Scientific classification
- Species
- Himalayan allium (Allium sikkimense)
- 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
- Columnar upright
- Habit
- Spring · Summer
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of Himalayan allium
Distribution map
Himalaya Tibet China
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of Himalayan allium
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Himalayan allium care guide
- Moist soil during active growth, then reduce watering after foliage yellows
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Moist soil during active growth, then reduce watering after foliage yellows
Fertilizing
FertilizingLight bulb fertilizer at emergence and again after flowering
Pruning
PruningNone required
Propagation
PropagationDivide clumps in early spring
Growing
GrowingGrow in reasonably fertile well-drained soil with full sun at the front of the border. Further allium cultivation advice
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
May be affected by onion white rot and downy mildews and occasionally leek rust
Pests
May be affected by onion fly
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