Carried by 1 nurseries
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Allium abramsii is a species of wild onion known by the common name Abrams' onion. It is endemic to the central Sierra Nevada in California, where it grows in the coniferous forest understory in granite sand soils. This onion grows from one or more bulbs each just over a centimeter wide attached to a thick rhizome. It reaches a maximum height of about 15 centimeters with usually one curving cylindrical leaf. The flower cluster contains up to 40 pink or purplish flowers with lance-shaped petals.
Perennial herb, Geophyte
6 in Tall
White, Pink, Purple
Spring, Summer
Lawn alternative
Full Sun
Moderate
Fast
Granitic sand
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 5 likely
Fruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
Archips argyrospila
Alfalfa Looper Moth
Autographa californica
Tessellate Dart
Euxoa tessellata
Western Yellowstriped Armyworm
Spodoptera praefica