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Allium stellatum |
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| Common name |
prairie onion |
| Family |
alliaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z3-8) |
| Flowers |
pink (summer) |
| Size |
12-18" |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
drought-tolerant |
Flat, narrow grass-like leaves, tiny star-flowers in rounded clusters. Primary difference with A. cernuum is the lack of tendency for the umbel to nod.
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. About my plant portraits
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- Seed from NARGS '10/'11 exchange. Baggy 70F (5w; 47%G, 11-29d) - 35F (8w) - 70F (42%G, 3d). Seeds sprouted after cold stage fared much better as seedlings.
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