Allium hyalinum

Allium hyalinum

Allium hyalinum

Allium hyalinum

Allium hyalinum bulb

Botanical Name: Allium hyalinum
Common Name: Glassy Onion

A good garden plant for the front of a perennial border or in a meadow garden. Will accept some summer irrigation in well-drained soil.

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Plant Family: Amaryllidaceae

Plant Type: Bulb

Height by Width: 1' H

Growth Habit: Clumps of grassy leaves

Deciduous/Evergreen: Summer dormant

Growth Rate: Fast

Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade

Soil Preference: Well-draining

Water Requirements: Dry summer dormancy

Cold Hardy to: 5,000'

Flower Season: Spring

Flower Color: White to light pink

Endangered?: Not Listed

Distribution: Sierra Nevada Foothills, San Joaquin Valley

Natural Habitat: Grassy slopes, outcrops

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Care and Maintenance

Plant the base of the bulb at a depth three times the height of the bulb. Stop watering once the leaves begin to turn brown, but keep leaves on the plant until they turn completely brown.

History

Other Names

References

• Harlow, Nora and Kristin Jakob. Wild Lilies, Irises, and Grasses: gardening with California Monocots. Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press. 2003.

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