Allium cyathophorum var farreri

ALLIUM cyathophorum var. farreri
Flowering Onion

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Type:
Perennial

Height: 6-12" (15-30cm)

Flowering Time: Summer

Flower Colour: Purple

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Botanical Classification:

Class:
Angiospermae (Angiosperms)

Subclass: Monocotyledonae (Monocotyledons)

Superorder: Liliidae (Lily Superorder)

Order: Liliales (Lily Order)

Family: Alliaceae (Onion Family)

Genus: Allium (Onion)

Species: cyathophorum (with a cup), farreri (Farrer's)

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Allium cyathophorum var. farreri is an interesting small hardy Allium for a scree or rockery. It forms a tight but spreading clump of grassy leaves about 8" high, with nodding clusters of deep purple flowers in summer.
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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

Germination:
Winter
Outside
(62 days)

Seed Pod Each small flower on the flower-head produces its own round seed pod.
Seed The seeds are black, segment-shaped, and very light. There are several seeds in a pod.
Seedling The seedling has a single, long, thin grass-like leaf.

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				Germination: Winter Outside (62 days)
Seed Pod Each small flower on the flower-head produces its own round seed pod. Seed The seeds are black, segment-shaped, and very light. There are several seeds in a pod. Seedling The seedling has a single, long, thin grass-like leaf.