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Turkestan Onion (Allium karataviense): Broad Leaves and Pink Globes

Overview

Allium karataviense, the Turkestan onion, is prized for its broad, blue-green leaves and large, spherical umbels of pale pink flowers. A compact ornamental onion ideal for rock gardens.

Taxonomy

Family:	Alliaceae
Genus:	Allium (AL-ee-um)
Species:	karataviense (kar-uh-taw-vee-EN-see)
Synonyms:	Allium cabulicum, Allium singulifolium

Culture

Well-drained soil, full sun. Drought tolerant. Foliage remains attractive through bloom.

Bulbs: Common Chives (Allium schoenoprasum): Classic Herb for Flavor and Flowers; Welsh Onion (Allium fistulosum): Perennial Bunching Onion; Pregnant Onion (Albuca bracteata): Curious Bulb with Baby Offsets; Ornamental Onion 'Hair' (Allium vineale 'Hair'): Whimsical Green Tendrils; Ornamental Onion 'Purple Sensation' (Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation'): Perfect Purple Globes; Allium schubertii (Tumbleweed Onion); Drummond's Onion (Allium drummondii); Giant Allium (Allium giganteum): Towering Purple Globes; Daffodil Garlic (Allium neapolitanum): White Umbels for Spring Gardens; Onion 'Candy' (Allium cepa): Sweet Yellow Onion for the Garden

Garden Articles

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Nodding Onion (Allium cernuum): Adaptable Native with Drooping Pink-Purple Flowers

Ornamental Onion 'Schubertii' (Allium schubertii): Explosive, 18-Inch Fireworks of Pink Flowers

Ornamental Onion (Allium senescens): Twisty Foliage and Pink Summer Blooms

Allium oreophilum (Pink Lily Leek)

Three-Cornered Garlic (Allium triquetrum): Edible Wild Onion with Triangular Stems

Tumbleweed Onion Identification: Allium schubertii's Dramatic Seedheads

Plants

Elephant Garlic (Allium ampeloprasum): Mild Giant for Roasting and Planting

Climbing Onion (Bowiea volubilis): The Curious, Leafless Succulent Vine

Sicilian Honey Lily (Allium siculum): Nodding Bells of Cream & Pink

Star of Persia (Allium cristophii): Giant Silvery Globes

Round-Headed Leek (Allium sphaerocephalon): Drumstick Allium Blooms

Ramsons (Allium ursinum): Wild Garlic for Shade

Growing Allium (Flowering Onion): Dramatic Globes for Garden and Bouquets