Allium lusitanicum
Allium lusitanicum
- Native to:
- Austria | Baltic States | Bulgaria | Czechia-Slovakia | Denmark | France | Germany | Hungary | Italy | NW. Balkan Pen. | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Sicilia | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Ukraine
Wikimedia: Enrico Blasutto (en.wikipedia.org) at Italian Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus:
- Allium
- Species:
- Allium lusitanicum
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte , Forb/herb
- Height:
- 50 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug
- Bloom Colors:
- pink, purple
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, butterflies
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fragrant:
- Yes
Source: Claude claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 Batch
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- Cold/moist stratification required — 30–60 days
- Germination Time:
- 14–30 days
- Notes:
- Germination improves with light exposure. Seeds germinate best at cool temperatures around 15-18°C.
Source: Claude claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 Batch
ORGHPS Germination Guide: Seed viability < 1 year for cold germinators except for A. cristophii