Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus:
- Allium
- Species:
- Allium tricoccum
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte
- Height:
- 1-2 ft
- Light Requirements:
- Shade
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- may, jun, jul
- Bloom Colors:
- White
- Ground Cover:
- Yes
Native Range
United States: Alabama, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Canada: Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec
Reported Fauna Sightings
Butterflies:American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis), American Snout (Libytheana carinenta), American Snout (Libytheana carinenta), Anglewings (Polygonia Hübner), Appalachian Eyed Brown (Lethe appalachia), Appalachian Eyed Brown (Lethe appalachia), Azure sp. (Celastrina Tutt), Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus), Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus), Black Dash (Euphyes conspicua), Black Dash (Euphyes conspicua), Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator), Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator), (Pieris rapae), (Pieris rapae), Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius), Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius), Checkered White (Pontia protodice), (Colias croceus), (Colias croceus), Clouded Yellows (Colias Fabricius), Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae), Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae), Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala), Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala), Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris), Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris), Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus), Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus), (Thymelicus lineola), (Thymelicus lineola), Eyed Brown (Lethe eurydice), Eyed Brown (Lethe eurydice), Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea), Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea), Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma), Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma), Great Spangled Fritillary (Argynnis cybele), Great Spangled Fritillary (Argynnis cybele), Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii), Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii), Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades), Horace's Duskywing (Gesta Evans), Juba Skipper (Hesperia juba), Juba Skipper (Hesperia juba), Large Heath (Coenonympha tullia), Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor), Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor), Little Glassywing (Vernia verna), Little Glassywing (Vernia verna), Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela), Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela), ⚠️Monarch (Danaus plexippus), Mulberry Wing (Poanes massasoit), Mulberry Wing (Poanes massasoit), Northern Azure (Celastrina lucia), Northern Azure (Celastrina lucia), Northern Broken-Dash (Polites egeremet), Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme), Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme), Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Peck's Skipper (Polites coras), Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides), Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides), Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis), Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), Red-spotted Admiral (Limenitis arthemis), Red-spotted Admiral (Limenitis arthemis), Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus), Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus), Spicebush Swallowtail (Pterourus troilus), Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon), Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon), Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton), Turk's-cap White-Skipper (Heliopetes macaira), Turk's-cap White-Skipper (Heliopetes macaira), Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia), Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia), Western White (Pontia occidentalis), Western White (Pontia occidentalis), Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus), Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- rich, well-drained loamy soil
- pH:
- 5.5 - 7.0 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- excellent drainage required
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- prefers deciduous forest understory conditions
Germination Information
Pre-treatment: Mix the seeds with an equal amount of moist perlite or vermiculite. Seal container and proceed with up to two months or more of cold moist stratification in a cool dry place.
Establishment: Seed ripens at different rates within one seed head. Seed head can be gently shaken periodically to remove seed as it ripens. Seed is collected by hand from locally native plants within the eastern central Upper Peninsula. Flowers June-July. Seed is a bulb and seed and is harvested from mid August to September.
Source: npn.rngr.net
