Allium ledebourianum Schult. & Schult.F.

An onion family plant. A bulb plant. It grows to 60 cm high. The small bulbs are formed in clusters on the rhizome and are about 1-2 cm across. The covering is greyish violet or greyish black. There are 1 or 2 leaves. They are 5-7 mm wide. The leaves are hollow. The scape is 70-80 cm long. The flowers are violet. They occur in a group in a head.

It is a temperate plant. It grows naturally in meadows and river valleys in Siberia. It prefers a sunny position and a light well drained soil. In China it grows in moist meadows between 100-1800 m altitude in N China. It grows in Inner Mongolia.

The bulbs are eaten raw or cooked. The leaves are eaten raw or cooked. The flowers are used raw to flavour salads.

Plants can be grown from seed or by dividing the clumps.