Jun 8, 2024
Allium unifolium
This onion relative is a California native that occurs naturally in our area. It is sometimes called the "single-leaf onion", which is a good translation of its Latin name - but not a good description of the plant, since it certainly has more than one leaf, A great drought-tolerant plant that does well in dry shade. Allium is now placed in the subfamily Allioideae within the Amaryllis Family, but previously this subfamily was considered as a family of its own - Alliaceae.
-Brian
