Plant Encyclopedia
Allium (genus)
Japanese name: アリウム
Scientific name: Allium
A perennial, with many kinds grown not only as vegetables but also as ornamentals.
It consists of about 400 species, perennials with underground stems or bulbs.
The leaves are linear, cylindrical or flat, and arise from the base.
The flowers are borne in large numbers in umbels at the stem tips, and the tepals number 6. The inflorescence is at first enclosed in a bract. In some, the flowers change into bulbils.
Details
Names
Japanese: アリウム
Life form
Perennial
Habit
Terrestrial
Distribution or origin
Northern Hemisphere
Leaf shape
Linear
Leaf arrangement
Basal
Inflorescence
Umbel
Number of petals
6
Leaf color
Green
Availability of seeds and plants
Low
Form sold
Bulbs, Seedlings
Soil needs
Required
Suitable uses
Potted plant, Flower bed, Cut flowers, Parks and gardens, Container, Balcony
Japan Flower Trade Code
14731
Translated from our Japanese encyclopedia. If anything differs, the Japanese page is correct.