Allium flavum
Species of flowering plant
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Description
Allium flavum produces one bulb, and a scape up to 40 cm tall. The umbel contains bright yellow, bell shaped flowers with a pleasing scent. The Latin species epithet flavum means "yellow", referring to its flower colour. It flowers between June and July and is hardy to USDA zones 4 to 8.
In cultivation in the UK, Allium flavum has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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Varieties and subspecies
Numerous names have been proposed but only the following are accepted by the World Checklist
- Allium flavum subsp. flavum - Turkey, central + southern Europe
- Allium flavum subsp. ionochlorum Maire - Algeria, Morocco
- Allium flavum var. minus Boiss. - Turkey
- Allium flavum var. pilosum Kollmann & Koyuncu - Adana Province in Turkey
- Allium flavum subsp. tauricum (Besser ex Rchb.) K.Richt - Middle East, Greece, Romania, Ukraine, European Russia, Caucasus, Kazakhstan
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