Allium zebdanense Boiss. & Noë
Description:
First described in 1859, this allium originates from the Middle East, particularly Lebanon and Syria, where it grows on dry mountain slopes, rocky ground, and woodland margins in seasonal, drought-prone climates. It forms clumps of narrow, arching green foliage and produces loose umbels of nodding, bell-shaped white flowers in spring with green stamens. After flowering it dies back completely to the bulb, returning the following year, and naturalises in dry shade or well-drained sun.
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