| Description | Small Yellow Onion (Allium flavum) is a showy perennial bulb that blooms from late spring to early summer. This yellow-flowering Allium does well in dry soils. |
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| Pronunciation | (AL-ee-um) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizoms, etc. |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, with some shade |
| Moisture | average. tolerates dry |
| Soil & Site | average, dry |
| Flowers | Small, bell-shaped, yellow florets are borne in loose umbels. The flower scapes reach 12-18 inches high. As with most Alliums that attract a wide variety of pollinators, |
| Leaves | Leaves are long, narrow, cylindrical, and keeled. |
| Stems | underground ovid bulbs |
| Dimensions | 12-18 inches tall |
| Propagation | seeds, division, bulbs |
| Native Site | Native to the Mediterranean |
| Notes & Reference | #164-Heritage Flower Farm (www.heritageflowerfarm.com), #207-Alliums "The Ornamental Onion" (Dilys Davies), #281-Taylors Guide to Bulbs |
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