Allium roseum L.

An onion family plant. It is a bulb plant. It grows 60 cm high and spreads 8 cm wide. It forms a bulb and keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are thin and like chive leaves. There are 2-4 leaves. They have a keel. They sheath the lower fifth of the flower stalk. The bract around the flowers is single with 3-4 lobes. It is papery and remains on the stalk. The flowers are red to white. They are bell shaped and 7-12 mm long. They are borne on equal length stalks in a group up to 7 cm across. It forms bulbils.

It is a temperate or Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in grassy and bushy places and on dry ground. It suits hardiness zones 5-9.

It is used as a spice or flavouring. They are eaten raw in salads and also boiled.

It can be grown from bulbils.