[Specimen details]

Allium caeruleum
Family Name Alliaceae
Currently Accepted Name Allium caeruleum Pall. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Dec 2000
Locality USA. Illinois , Champaign Co. : Champaign; 1411 Winding Lane, private residence, research greenhouse and gardens; backyard bulb garden. 40° 6' 59" N 88° 14' 36" W
Description Perennial from bulb that easily multiplies; flowers blue; foliage and stem dark green, strong onion aroma, glaucous, leaves fleshy, channeled; some plants proliferous in inflorescence.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes CULTIVATED. Dutch bulbs purchased locally; dark alkaline clay mix.
Collector S. R. Hill 32361
Collection Date 27 May 2000
Accession Number 229729
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