Allium acuminatum <br>TAPERTIP ONION, HOOKER'S ORNAMENTAL ONION
Allium acuminatum, also known as the tapertip onion or Hooker's onion, is a perennial wildflower native to North America. It is found the Western United States and Canada. It has been reported from every state west of the Rocky Mountains, plus British Columbia.
The seeds grow to produce plants and bulbs. The bulbs are spherical, less than 2 cm across and smelling like onions. The flowers are up to 40 cm tall, comprised of an umbel with as many as 40 flowers. The flowers are pink to purple with yellow anthers. Its native habitats include open, rocky slopes, among brush and pines.
Type: Hardy perennial
Hardiness zones: 5-9
Height: 16", 40cm
Location: Sun
Seeds per packet: 5
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Allium acuminatum, also known as the tapertip onion or Hooker's onion, is a perennial wildflower native to North America. It is found the Western United States and Canada. It has been reported from every state west of the Rocky Mountains, plus British Columbia.
The seeds grow to produce plants and bulbs. The bulbs are spherical, less than 2 cm across and smelling like onions. The flowers are up to 40 cm tall, comprised of an umbel with as many as 40 flowers. The flowers are pink to purple with yellow anthers. Its native habitats include open, rocky slopes, among brush and pines.
Type: Hardy perennial
Hardiness zones: 5-9
Height: 16", 40cm
Location: Sun
Seeds per packet: 5
By Wallace Keck - http://www.nps.gov/pwr/pgallerycontent/p/l/20080803104154.JPG, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5858974
