About
Allium brandegeei is a small white-flowered wild onion of sandy, rocky mountain soils in the western United States.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Allium species are toxic to cats and dogs; eating large amounts can cause hemolytic anemia, and cats are most sensitive. General guidance for the genus
- People
- Low toxicity; eating large quantities may cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. General guidance for the genus
- Light
- Full sun to light shade. General guidance for the genus
- Water
- Avoid overly damp ground; wet conditions invite bulb rot and other fungal problems. General guidance for the genus
- Soil
- Sandy, rocky, well-drained soil, as in the wild.
- Propagation
- Divide bulb offsets in spring; seed is slower and may take years to germinate. General guidance for the genus
“General guidance for the genus” marks advice sourced for the genus as a whole rather than this species.
Field notes
Morphology
Each plant has one to five round to egg-shaped bulbs up to 1.5 cm across and bell-shaped flowers up to 8 mm long, with white tepals marked by a green or purple midvein.
Distribution & habitat
Western Colorado, Utah, Idaho, eastern Oregon, Park County in Montana and Elko County in Nevada, in sandy, rocky soil at 1200–3300 m.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- United States
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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