Ornamental Onion

Allium schubertii

Allium schubertii is a species of monocotyledonous flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae.
Allium schubertii in Israel it is rare and endangered, while in other places it is grown as ornamental plant - and it is so beautiful!  Allium schubertii,Geotagged,Israel,Ornamental Onion,Spring

Appearance

Allium schubertii is a perennial plant which grows from an underground bulb and which produces vivid green, strap-like leaves in the spring, which die back before the it blooms. It grows to around 50 cm tall and lives for 2–5 years. These flowers consist of 50 or more star-shaped, mauve florets on stems of differing lengths producing a starburst effect which can be up to 30 cm across. The desiccated flower heads eventually break off the dried out, dead stems and, blown around by the desert winds, cast their seeds abroad as they tumble around.
Allium schubertii  Allium schubertii,Geotagged,Israel,Ornamental Onion,Spring

Distribution

Allium schubertii is found in Israel, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, and Libya but grown as an ornamental elsewhere.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAmaryllidaceae
GenusAllium
SpeciesAllium schubertii
Photographed in
Israel