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I use the GRIN online query system to determine plant families. The list below shows the plants in my database listed as members of the alliaceae family. Click on the botanical name of any plant to go to the plant portrait. For a list of all the plant families represented in our garden, see my families page.

Botanical name	Common name	Category	Flowers	Size
Allium aflatunense	Persian onion	perennial bulb (Z5-9	purple clusters, early summer	3'
Allium carinatum ssp. pulchellum		perennial (Z3-9)	pink	20"
Allium cernuum	nodding onion	perennial (Z4-10)	white-deep pink (summer)	1-2'
Allium cristophii	star of Persia	perennial bulb (Z5-9)	purple (mid-spring)	2-3'
Allium flavum	yellow onion	perennial bulb	yellow clusters (summer)	12"
Allium humile		perennial bulb	white
Allium hyalinum	glassy onion	perennial	white or pink (summer)	20"
Allium karataviense	Turkestan onion	perennial (Z4-9)	white (late spring)	4-10"
Allium kermesinum	crimson leek; kamnik leek	perennial	red (aug-sep)
Allium moly	lily leek; yellow onion	perennial
Allium platycaule	broad-stemmed onion	perennial	pink	4-10"
Allium porrum	leek	perennial	white (June)	4'
Allium saxatile	stone leek	perennial	pink
Allium schmidtii			pink
Allium schoenoprasum	chives	perennial	pink (spring)	2'
Allium schubertii	tumbleweed onion	perennial bulb (Z3-9)	pink	18"
Allium senescens	broadleaf chives	perennial (Z5)	pink (mid-late summer)	8"
Allium sikkimense	Sikkim onion	perennial	blue (summer)
Allium sphaerocephalon	drumstick allium	perennial bulb (Z4-9)	purple (early summer)	3'
Allium thunbergii 'Ozawa'	fall onion	perennial (Z4-8)	pink (fall)	8-10"
Allium triquetrum	three-cornered garlic	perennial	white/green (June)
Allium tuberosum	garlic chives	perennial (Z4-8)	white	12-24"
Allium vineale 'Hair'		perennial
Nectaroscordum siculum ssp. bulgaricum	Sicilian honey lily	perennial bulb (Z5-10)	purple (late spring)	4'

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Last modified: November 14, 2006
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