General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Underground structures: Bulb
Dynamic Accumulator: K (Potassium)
Ca (Calcium)
Na (Sodium)
Pollinators: Bees
Various insects

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Common names
  • Turkestan Onion
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Allium karataviense
  • Synonym: Allium cabulicum
  • Synonym: Allium karataviense subsp. henrikii

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Location: My garden, Skåne, Sweden Date: May 2016
Location: central Illinois Date: 5-18-12
Location: Berlin, Germany Date: 2023-04-30 Allium karataviense henrikii
Location: My garden in Ontario, Canada Date: 2022-05-16 Pre-bloom
Location: Pennsylvania Date: 2022-05-26 Allium karataviense
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU Date: 2017-05-23
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU Date: 2017-05-23
Location: Utrecht Botanical Garden Date: 2014-05-09
Location: central Illinois Date: 5-18-07
Date: May 11, 2010 10:29 AM
Location: Pennsylvania Date: 2022-05-16 Allium karataviense
Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
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Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
  • Uploaded by Joy
Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
  • Uploaded by Joy
credit: BS Thurner Hof
Location: central Illinois Date: 2009-04-22
Date: May 26, 2010 9:00 AM White blooms turn to pink as seeds form.
Location: Sun Zone 6a Date: 2012-05-28 Classic forms and easy on the eye. I cut blooms after they fade a
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI Date: 2012-05-10
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI Date: 2012-05-10
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI Date: 2012-05-10
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU Date: 2017-04-18
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU Date: 2017-04-21
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Hts, MI Date: 2010-04-26
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Hts, MI Date: 2010-04-26
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Brussels) Date: 2018-05-16 End of flower
Location: Conservation Garden Park, West Jordan, Utah, United States Date: 2018-05-10
Location: central Illinois Date: 5-18-07
Location: central Illinois Date: 5-18-07
Location: central Illinois Date: 2017-04-25
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI Date: 2012-05-10
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Hts, MI Date: 2010-04-26
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Hts, MI Date: 2010-04-26
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