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Habit

Height

Hardiness

Growth

Soil

Shade

Moisture

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Bulb

0.3

5-9

LM

N

DM

3

2

2

Allium aflatunense

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Bulb

1.0

4-8

M

LM

N

M

2

2

1

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Bulb

0.3

7-10

LM

N

M

3

2

1

Allium bolanderi

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Bulb

0.2

6-9

LM

N

M

3

2

1

Allium brevistylum

Shortstyle Onion

Bulb

0.5

-

LM

N

MWe

3

2

1

Onion, Garden onion

Bulb

0.6

4-10

LM

N

M

5

3

3

Allium cepa aggregatum

Potato Onion

Bulb

1.2

4-8

LM

N

M

4

3

3

Allium cepa proliferum

Tree Onion, Walking Onion

Bulb

1.2

4-8

LM

N

M

5

3

3

Nodding Onion, New Mexican nodding onion

Bulb

0.5

5-9

LMH

N

M

5

2

2

Allium douglasii

Douglas' Onion

Bulb

0.3

0-0

LM

N

DM

3

2

1

Allium dregeanum

Wild Onion

Bulb

0.6

-

LM

N

DM

3

2

1

Allium drummondii

Prairie Onion, Drummond's onion

Bulb

0.3

6-9

LM

N

M

3

2

1

Allium fistulosum

Welsh Onion

Bulb

0.6

5-9

LMH

N

M

5

2

2

Small Yellow Onion, Ornamental Onion

Bulb

0.5

4-7

M

LMH

SN

M

2

2

1

Geyer's Onion, Bulbil onion

Bulb

0.5

6-9

LM

N

M

3

2

1

Allium giganteum

Giant Onion, Ornamental Onion

Bulb

2.0

6-10

F

LM

N

DM

3

2

1

Kunth's onion

Bulb

0.4

6-9

LM

N

M

3

2

1

Allium macropetalum

Largeflower Wild Onion

Bulb

0.3

4-8

LM

N

M

3

2

1

Golden Garlic, Ornamental Onion

Bulb

0.3

3-9

F

LM

N

DM

4

2

1

Allium mutabile

Wild Onion

Bulb

0.5

-

LM

N

M

3

2

1

Allium platycaule

Broadstemmed Onion

Bulb

0.1

5-9

LM

N

DM

3

2

1

Allium schoenoprasum

Chives, Wild chives, Flowering Onion

Bulb

0.3

5-11

M

LMH

SN

M

5

2

3

Allium stellatum

Prairie Onion, Autumn onion

Bulb

0.8

5-9

M

LM

N

M

3

2

1

Textile Onion

Bulb

0.2

5-9

LM

N

DM

3

2

2

Allium unifolium

One-Leaved Onion

Bulb

0.6

7-10

LM

N

DM

3

2

1

Swamp Onion, Pacific onion

Bulb

0.6

7-10

LM

N

MWe

3

2

1

Allium victorialis

Alpine Leek, Victory onion

Bulb

0.6

6-9

LM

N

DM

4

2

1

Crow Garlic, Wild garlic, Compact onion, False Garlic, Wild, Onion

Bulb

0.6

5-8

M

LM

N

DM

3

2

2

Asphodelus fistulosus

Onionweed

Annual/Perennial

0.6

7-10

LM

SN

DM

2

1

0

Bulbinella hookeri

Maori Onion

Bulb

0.7

7-10

LM

SN

DM

1

0

1

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

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