Ornamental onion is a flowering bulb in the amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae) native to central Asia. Plant the bulbs 4-6 inches deep and 4-6 inches apart in well-drained soils in full sun to partial shade in the fall for spring blooms. They are drought tolerant during the summer but appreciate some moisture when blooming.

Jan 31, 2024 · Allium aflatunense, commonly known as the Flowering Onion, Purple Sensation, Persian onion or ornamental onion, is a perennial bulb of the Allium plant genus and a member of the Amaryllidaceae family.

Aug 31, 2020 · Allium aflatunense Purple Sensation is a selection out of the species Allium aflatunense that dates back to 1902 from the area of central China and Iran. Purple Sensation has 4″ to 5″ composite globes comprised of densely compacted, star …

Allium aflatunense is a species of plant in the amaryllis family, native to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia. In other regions, it is commonly grown as a garden plant. [1]

3 days ago · Purple Sensation Persian onion (Allium aflatunense 'Purple Sensation') is one of the earliest of the large-flowered, hardy onions that produce hundreds of violet-purple flowers in a globe-like inflorescence up to 4 inches in diameter. Each bloom spike can …

The Allium aflatunense is one of the most popular and beautiful of all Allium species. Its dense 4-5" diameter flower heads are packed with purple flowers and seem to float above the rest of plants in the garden on sturdy stems.

Allium are bulbous herbaceous perennials with a strong onion or garlic scent, linear, strap-shaped or cylindrical basal leaves and star-shaped or bell-shaped flowers in an umbel on a leafless stem. Unresolved. Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. See allium cultivation for further advice.

Vigorous, bulbous perennial to 1m tall, with long, strap-shaped greyish-green basal leaves dying down by flowering time. Flowers to 8cm across are vivid deep rosy-purple, in crowded spherical umbels, of often up to 50 or more star-shaped flowers, in summer. All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated.

Allium aflatunense, commonly known as Persian onion or ornamental onion, is a bulbous geophyte in the Amaryllidaceae family. Native to Iran and Central Asia, it is known for its striking spherical clusters of purple flowers.

A. aflatunense is a clump-forming, bulbous perennial with strap-shaped, mid-green leaves and erect, slightly ribbed stems bearing dense, spherical umbels of star-shaped, purple-pink flowers in summer.