Allium parishii
An uncommon desert Allium native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of California and Arizona, with a small ovoid bulb (10–15 mm) and a brown outer coat with pink inner coats, a stem 5–25 cm tall, 1–2 leaves, and a spherical umbel of 6–25 pale pink bell-shaped flowers on purplish stalks blooming April–May on open rocky slopes at 900–1,400 m.
Common Names
Parish's Onion, Onion
Summary
Parish's onion is a native perennial bulbous herb of Arizona and California, growing on rocky desert slopes at 900–1,400 m. It forms from a reddish-brown bulb just over 1 cm long, with a single cylindrical leaf and a scape up to 25 cm tall; an umbel of 6–15 pale pink flowers with darker midveins, tepals 12–18 mm long, and yellow anthers, blooms in April–May.
In cultivation, it occurs in desert habitats on rocky slopes in Arizona and California at 900–1,400 m elevation, with flowering in April–May; it is a bulbous perennial with a single cylindrical leaf, a scape up to 25 cm tall, and an umbel of 6–15 pale pink flowers.
Lifecycle
Perennial
Height
2-10 inches
Soil Type
Dry, rocky, well-drained soil.
Soil Drainage
Well-drained soil
Bloom Color
Pale pink
Bloom Time
Spring
Leaf Lifecycle
Deciduous
Growth Rate
Perennial
Seasons of Interest
Spring
Propagation Methods
Division
Attracts Wildlife
Attracts butterflies
Taxonomy
- Taxonomic Rank
- Species
- Author
- S.Watson
- Publication
- Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 380 (1882)
Superior Taxa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Subkingdom
- Pteridobiotina
- Phylum
- Angiosperms
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Allium