| Description | 'Summer Beauty' Allium )Allium tanguticum) is a clumping, chives-like Allium with lavender-pink flowers in the summer. |
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| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizoms, etc. |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, tolerates dry |
| Soil & Site | average, well-drained, not soggy |
| Flowers | 2", globe shaped, lavender pink |
| Leaves | green, strap-like, at the base |
| Dimensions | 16-20 inches tall |
| Maintenance | reported to be sterile so it won't reseed like many other Alliums |
| Propagation | division |
| Cultivar Origin | Roy Diblik of Northwind Perennial Farm, Wisconsin (USA) discovered this plant in a driveway of a client’s home, and propagated it at his farm. |
| Notes & Reference | Northwind Perennial Farm web site |