Allium carinatum
Species of flowering plant
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- Subspecies
Numerous botanical names have been coined within the species at the subspecies level, but only two are recognized:
- Allium carinatum subsp. carinatum – most of species range
- Allium carinatum subsp. pulchellum (G.Don) Bonnier & Layens – central Europe + Balkans
Description
Allium carinatum produces a single small bulb rarely more than 15 mm long, flat leaves, and an umbel up to 60 cm (24 in) tall of purple to reddish-purple flowers. The flowers are on long pedicels and often nodding (hanging downwards).
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Distribution
Allium carinatum is considered native to the Mediterranean Region from Spain to Turkey, north to Sweden and the Baltic Republics. It is naturalized in the British Isles
Cultivation
A. carinatum subsp. pulchellum and the white flowering form A. carinatum subsp. pulchellum f. album have both gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.