Allium caeruleum

Allium caeruleum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
clade:	Angiosperms
clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
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.

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

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  Flower head closeup

External links

• NC State University: Allium caeruleum

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