Allium caeruleum
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Allium caeruleum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: Alliaceae Genus: Allium Species: A. caeruleum
Binomial name
Allium caeruleum Pall.

Allium caeruleum (Blue Globe Onion, Blue Ornamental Onion, Blue-of-the-Heavens; syn. Allium azureum Ledeb.) is an ornamental plant native to Asia. This plant is cited in the Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l’Europe puis L'illustration horticole. by Charles Antoine Lemaire

Allium caeruleum var. bulbilliferum Egyptian Top Onion at Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

Flower head closeup

External links

• NC State University: Allium caeruleum

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