General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 10-25 cm
Plant Spread: 10-15 cm
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Cut Flower
Dynamic Accumulator: K (Potassium)
Ca (Calcium)
Na (Sodium)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: 6-8 weeks
Days to germinate: can take up to 9 months
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Cover the seeds thin
Propagation: Other methods: Bulbs
Pollinators: Bees
Various insects
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Golden Garlic
  • Yellow Onion
  • Lily Leek

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Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2003-07
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2009-06-08
 4:39 pm. Another golden bright spot in a mid-spring garden.
Location: Utrecht Botanical Garden
Date: 2016-05-19
Location: Utrecht Botanical Garden
Date: 2016-05-19
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2015-06-10
Photo by MaryDurtschi
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-09-27
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-04-25
One of the nicest alliums for early-spring foliage
Location: Vermont
Date: 2014-06-24
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2006-05-31
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Twisp
Date: 2015-09-23
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2010-08-23
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2013-07-05
Location: Vermont
Date: 2014-06-24
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-06-17
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-06-08
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Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-06-08
Photo by Natalie
Photo by Natalie
Photo by Natalie
Photo by Natalie

photo credit: H. Zell

photo credit: Cillas
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2010-08-23

Date: July
photo by ghislain118
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2010-08-23
Location: Wisconsin
Date: 2013-06-18
Comments:
  • Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Apr 23, 2012 8:33 AM concerning plant:
    Honey bees get nectar and pollen from this plant.
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