Allium aschersonianum

Another ornamental species. This one was already cultivated as a cut flower in Israel. In the wild it grows in semidesert and transition areas at the edge of the Mediterranean region. At the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens it blooms in March- early April.

Dr Ori Fragman-Sapir (March 17, 2006)
Head Scientist
The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens
Giv'at-Ram, 91904
Jerusalem, Israel
 
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