Drummond Onion

Wild Garlic, Drummond Wild Onion

Allium drummondii Regel

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Family : Liliaceae

Longevity : Perennial

Origin : Native

Season : Cool

Drummond Onion is an upright to somewhat sprawling plant reaching 4-12 inches in hight. Flowering stems and leaves form clusters of small bulbs, which are covered with fine meshlike netting. Flower color ranges from white to purple-red. This plant grows in calcareous or limestone soils of plains, prairies, and along hills and slopes. Drummond Onion is considered edible and good tasting. It blooms from March through May and can be found in the South Texas Plains and Edwards Plateau area. The leaves are eaten by sand hill cranes.

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Family :	Liliaceae
Longevity :	Perennial
Origin :	Native
Season :	Cool

Drummond Onion is an upright to somewhat sprawling plant reaching 4-12 inches in hight. Flowering stems and leaves form clusters of small bulbs, which are covered with fine meshlike netting. Flower color ranges from white to purple-red. This plant grows in calcareous or limestone soils of plains, prairies, and along hills and slopes. Drummond Onion is considered edible and good tasting. It blooms from March through May and can be found in the South Texas Plains and Edwards Plateau area. The leaves are eaten by sand hill cranes.