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Allium canadense

 
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Family: Alliaceae
Genus: Allium (AL-ee-um) (Info)
Species: canadense (ka-na-DEN-see) (Info)

Synonym:Allium acetabulum
Synonym:Allium canadense var. canadense
Synonym:Allium canadense var. ovoideum
Synonym:Allium canadense var. robustum
Synonym:Allium continuum

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Category:
Bulbs
Vegetables
Herbs
Perennials

Height:
6-12 in. (15-30 cm)

Spacing:
3-6 in. (7-15 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade
Light Shade

Danger:
N/A

Bloom Color:
Pale Pink
White/Near White

Bloom Time:
Late Winter/Early Spring

Foliage:
Herbaceous
Aromatic

Other details:
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Flowers are fragrant
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
This plant is resistant to deer

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

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Profile:

2 positives
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive growth_is_good On Apr 3, 2007, growth_is_good from Liberty Hill, TX wrote:

Strong garlic fragrance; identification by bulbous root with layers. Edible when Bulb reaches maturity. Can be seeded, or bulbs can be propogated as well or kept dried.

Bloom Color: White, Pink, lilac/lavender
Bloom Time: April thru May for TX region.

Native Distribution: N.B. to SD, s. to n. FL & TX
Habitat: Open woods; prairies, native grass
Midwest, Rocky Mountain, Southwest, Canada

Positive ButterflyGardnr On Jan 9, 2003, ButterflyGardnr from Orlando, FL
(Zone 9b) wrote:

I grow this plant (var. canadense) in the vegetable garden. It has smooth, flat leaves that can be used in place of chives, the young onions can be harvested and used the same way as you would green onions, and mature bulbs can be harvested to used the same as the yellow or white onions in the store. It produces clusters of small white flowers in the early spring which will become little bulblets. Each bulblet will form a new plant. The plant goes dormant in the summer and re-emerges in the fall.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Brunswick, Georgia
Brookeville, Maryland
Millersburg, Pennsylvania
North Augusta, South Carolina
Dallas, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Houston, Texas



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