Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Bulbs
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Allium thunbergii
Family: (Alliaceae)
(P) to 2′. Japanese Onion. Japan. The last Allium to bloom making a welcome appearance in September and October. Dense clumps of foliage give rise to thin scapes of numerous nodding umbels of rose-purple flowers with elongated orange anthers. The entire ensemble looks like a collection of mop heads, at attention, ready to clean! Foliage turns a tawny orange in fall. Sun. 3 & 6