Allium, Turkistan Ornamental Onion

2026-04-21T09:34:06-04:00

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Price: 16.99

Turkish Ornamental Onion is a bulbous perennial with thick grey-green basal foliage that are sometimes mottled with purple. Short central stalks sporting mildly fragrant global clusters of tiny muted pink star-like flowers in late spring. Grows best with light afternoon shade in the South and dry to medium well-drained soils. When crushed the foliage smells like onion.

Type: | Perennial
Height: | 0.5' - 1'
Spread: | 0.5' - 1'
Spacing: | 1'
USDA Hardiness Zone: | 4 - 8
Culture: | Full Sun, Part Sun
Bloom Color: | Pink
Season of Interest: | Spring

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Bulb rot will occur in overly moist or poorly drained soils. Watch for mildew, rust, and leaf spot. Thrips are occasional problems.

LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Groundcover, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Switchgrass, Russian Sage, Stonecrop

IMAGES: Prides Corner, Allium karataviense

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.