Allium Giganteum

Allium giganteum

Like a giant onion

Flower name
Allium Giganteum
Scientific name
Allium giganteum
Aliasハナネギ, 花葱, Allium, giganteum, アリウム, ギガンテウム, ギンガチューム
Place of originHimalaya
Place of floweringCut flowers, flower arrangement, Botanical Gardens
Flowering seasonMay, June
Language of flowersIn order to

What is Allium Giganteum

Birth flowers for Jul 23

Allium giganteum (scientific name: Allium giganteum) is native to Himalayas and is a bulb plant of the family Amaryllidaceae. Late spring to early summer, stretch long flower stalks, bloom a large spherical purplish flower resembling a bamboo octopus at the tip. It is a tall plant, planted in a row in the botanical garden and stands out. Allium means garlic in Latin, giganteum means huge. In the same allium genus, there is a {{chive}} (scientific name: Allium schoenoprasum).

Generic name: Allium giganteum, Scientific name: Allium giganteum, another name: Flowering Onion, Giganteum, Place of Origin: Himalayas, Plant Length: 80 to 120 cm, Leaf Shape: Sword-shaped Long Lantern Form, Leaf Margin: All Edges, Leaves: Alternate, Leaf Width: 5 cm, Inflorescence Diameter: Flower arrangement = scattering inflorescence (spherical), number of flower pieces (petal and stamens): 6, flower crown: 6 flowers, flower diameter: 0.5 cm collection of several hundreds, inflorescence diameter: 10 to 20 cm, Flower color: purple, flowering period: May to June, fruit type: bamboo shoots, bulb diameter (bulb diameter): 10 to 15 cm, use: flower bed, planted in the park, cut flower, flower arrangement.