Allium flavum, the small yellow onion[4] or yellow-flowered garlic,[5] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Allium. A bulbous herbaceous perennial, it is native to the lands surrounding the Mediterranean, Black, and Caspian Seas, from France + Morocco to Iran + Kazakhstan.[6][7]
Allium flavum produces one bulb, and a scape up to 40 cm tall. The Umbel contains bright yellow, bell shaped flowers with a pleasing scent.[8][9][10][11][12] The Latin species epithet flavum means "yellow", referring to its flower colour.[13] It flowers between June and July and is hardy to USDA zones 4 to 8.[4]
In cultivation in the UK, Allium flavum has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[5]
Numerous names have been proposed but only the following are accepted by the World Checklist[3]
Allium flavum, the small yellow onion or yellow-flowered garlic, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Allium. A bulbous herbaceous perennial, it is native to the lands surrounding the Mediterranean, Black, and Caspian Seas, from France + Morocco to Iran + Kazakhstan.
