General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Other
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0)
Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 5a
Flowers: Blooms on new wood
Other
Flower Color: Orange
Bloom Size: 5"-6"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Good as a cover crop
Suitable for miniature gardens
Dynamic Accumulator: P (Phosphorus)
B (Boron)
Mo (Molybdenum)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
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Resistances: Gophers/Voles
Squirrels
Fire Resistant
Pollinators: Self
Water
Bees
Wind
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)
Ploidy: Amphidiploid

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Common names
  • Ornamental Onion
Also sold as:
  • Allium nigrum 'Pink Jewel'

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