Turkestan Onion
Allium karataviense
Plant Details:
Plant Type: Perennial
Plant Family: Amaryllidaceae
Plant Description: Low-growing ornamental onion with broad, deeply veined, gray green strap-like leaves. There are often attractive smears and streaks of purple along the foliage. Globe-shaped clusters of pink flowers bloom in spring.
Maintenance:
Maintenance Type: Bulb
Plant Care: Bulb (ornamental bulbous plants, typically spring-blooming and otherwise dormant):
Remove spent blooms once they begin to fade. Cut back leaves to the ground once they begin to die back.
Plant Attributes:
Mature Size: 4-10" tall and wide
Utah Native: No
Plant Select: No
Pollinator Friendly: Yes
Localscapes: Infill Plant, Park Strip Plant
Foliage Interest: No
Foliage Colors: Gray-green
Bloom Colors: Pink
Bloom Seasons: Late Spring
Bloom Period: May - Jun
Growing Conditions:
Hardiness Zone: 4 to 8
Light Requirement: Full Sun (6+ hrs sun)
Irrigation Requirement: 
Low (1/2" every 10-14 days)
Low (1/2" every 10-14 days)
Salt Tolerant: Unknown
Deer Resistant: Unknown
Garden Location:
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Planting Path
- Nursery Shopping
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Spring -
Summer -
Fall -
Winter
