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Amaryllidaceae
Onion Flower
Allium cepa
Many layers of truth and protection.
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Allium
- Native to
- Central Asia
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- biennial bulb
- Height
- 2-4 ft (flower stalk)
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- fertile, well-drained, loamy
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 5-10
- Lifespan
- biennial
Did you know
- Onion flowers form a perfect sphere of tiny star-shaped blossoms, a structure called an umbel.
- Onions have been cultivated for over 5,000 years and were worshipped in ancient Egypt as symbols of eternity.
- The flower appears only in the second year of growth; commercial growers prevent flowering to keep the bulb's energy.
- Tiny bulbils (miniature onions) sometimes form among the flowers and can be planted to grow new plants.
- Egyptian pyramid builders were paid partly in onions, which were believed to grant strength and endurance.
Color meanings
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protection
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unity
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resilience