Allium flavum, the small yellow onion or yellow-flowered garlic, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Allium. A bulbous herbaceous perennial, it is native to the lands surrounding the Mediterranean, Black, and Caspian Seas, from areas like France and Morocco to Iran and Kazakhstan.

Description

Allium flavum produces one bulb, and a scape up to 40 cm tall. The umbel contains bright yellow, bell shaped flowers with a pleasing scent. The Latin species epithet flavum means "yellow", referring to its flower colour. It flowers between June and July and is hardy to USDA zones 4 to 8.

In cultivation in the UK, Allium flavum has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Varieties and subspecies

Numerous names have been proposed but only the following are accepted by the World Checklist

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