Allium flavum
Allium flavum, the small yellow onion or yellow-flowered garlic, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Allium, which also includes the flowering and culinary onions and garlic.
A bulbous herbaceous perennial, it is native to the lands surrounding the Mediterranean, Black, and Caspian Seas, from France + Morocco to Iran + Kazakhstan.Description
Allium flavum produces one bulb, and a scape up to 40 cm tall. Umbel contains bright yellow, bell shaped flowers with a pleasing scent. The species epithet flavum is Latin for yellow and indicates its flower colour. It flowers between June and July and is hardy to USDA zones 4 to 8.
In cultivation in the UK, A. flavum has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.Varieties & Subspecies
Numerous names have been proposed but only the following are accepted by the World Checklist
