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Allium thunbergii

Species of plant

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Allium thunbergii produces one or two egg-shaped bulbs up to 20 mm in diameter. Scapes are up to 50 cm tall. Leaves are longer than the scape, hollow, triangular in cross-section. Umbels are crowded with many red or purple flowers.

The specific epithet thunbergii references the Swedish botanist Carl Peter Thunberg.

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Varieties
  • Allium thunbergii var. deltoides (S.O.Yu, S.Lee & W.T.Lee) H.J.Choi & B.U.Oh - Gayasan National Park in Korea
  • Allium thunbergii var. teretifolium H.J.Choi & B.U.Oh - Korea
  • Allium thunbergii var. thunbergii - China, Japan, Korea

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