Turkestan Onion
Allium karataviense
A compact ornamental onion with broad gray-green leaves and flat white flower heads in spring. Very drought-tolerant and excellent for rock gardens.
Mature size, hardiness zones, sun and the trait tags were checked against named botanical sources for this plant. The bloom months and water need on this page were not.
Growing Turkestan Onion
Plant it in full sun. It prefers low water. It is hardy in USDA zones 3–9. Expect it to reach about 12 in tall and 1.3 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 2 years.
When to plant Turkestan Onion
Turkestan Onion is a fall-planted bulb: get it in the ground 6 to 8 weeks before the ground freezes, typically September or October across zones 3 to 9. It pays you back the following April to May.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar: for the middle of its range, start with zone 6 in September.
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