Allium moly
Ornamental Onion
Related to Onions, Garlic and Leeks, Ornamental Onions are grown for their dense clusters of flowers, which look like lollipops. Height varies from 6 inches to 5 feet.
Allium moly and cvs. (Golden garlic, Lily leek)
Photo/Illustration: Jennifer Benner
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Allium moly
( Golden Garlic )
Allium moly, native of southern Europe that forms star like flowers of a lovely shade of bright golden yellow on 12 inch stems.
Allium moly L. is a tertiary wild relative of a number of crops in the allium group, including onion (A. cepa L.), Welsh onion (A. fistulosum L.), leek (A. porrum L.), garlic (A. sativum L.) and chives (A. schoenoprasum L.).[2].
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Allium moly
Genus: Allium
Species: moly
The Latin translation of Allium means 'Garlic'; Garlic (Allium sativum) is a member of this Genus.
During a close-out sale we got a bag of Allium moly luteum & planted them way later than is ideal. They were left-over stock & we hand-selected each bulb to avoid the moldy or shrivelled ones.
Allium moly
Plants of Home and Garden
Grow from seed as other Alliums, or plant bulbs several inches deep in fall, about 4" apart, multiplies readily. Prefers some shade, tolerates heavier shade to full sun.
Allium moly 'Jeannine' golden onion
perennial, easy care
created by chief cultivator
zones: 3a thru 9b ...
Allium moly, Curtis Botanical
Recommended Temperature Zone:
sunset: All zones
USDA: 3 (mulched), 4-10 ...
Allium moly 'Jeannine' (Perennial Jeannine Golden Garlic)
(aka: Allium luteum) This fantastic selection of the southern European golden garlic was made by Antoine and Michael Hoog in 1978 while trekking in the Spanish Pyrenees.
Golden Garlic - Allium moly
Wild Garlic - Allium canadense
Garlic Mustard - Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Root - Alliaria petiolata
Gilliflower ...
Description:
Pink Lily Leek is similar in appearance to Lily Leek (Allium moly), with the difference being that the latter has lemon-yellow inflorescences.
Caper spurge, Euphorbia lathyris, which is a biennial plant, has its adherents who claim the root exudates repel moles. It is worth a try, but remove most of the flower heads before seeding occurs or a weed problem may result. Bulbs of Allium moly ...
 See also: Garlic, Leek, Onion, Violet, Daffodil
  
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