• Portuguese onion

Allium lusitanicum

  • Families: Amaryllidaceae Allioideae Allieae
  • English name: Portuguese onion
  • Plant ID : 11788

  • Author : Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck
  • Zone : Mediterranean
  • Biological type : bulb
  • Adult size (h x w) : 2,30f x 0,98f
  • Sun exposure : full sun
  • Evergreen : deciduous in summer
  • Growth : average
  • Hardiness : 5°F
  • Leaf color : dark green
  • Flower color : lila
  • Formerly of wild origin : yes
  • Native : yes
  • In danger : no
  • Edible : no
  • FrostResistance >-5°C : yes
  • FrostResistance >-8°C : yes
  • FrostResistance >-12°C : yes