Flora of East-Central Indiana

Allium (Purple Sensation)
Scientific Name Allium aflatunense   B. Fedtsch.
Family Name Alliaceae

 

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Characteristics
Habitat: full sun, well-drained soil
Plant Height: 1.2 meter, erect
Flower Color: purple
Flower: perfect; incomplete; 6 tepals; stamens 6; ovary with 3 locules
Inflorescence: terminal umbel
Fruit: capsule
Leaves: entire; linear to lanceolate; entire; basal
Bloom Time: late April-May
Origins: non-native
Other: this popular garden plant has occasionally escaped cultivation
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general plant habit umbel close up of flower

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