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Asphodelus tenuifolius
سفید سیریش، سیریشک · Annual asphodel · Onionweed
Tier 2 Difficulty: medium Water: low Light: full_sun
Temperature
15–37 °C
Soil pH
6–8
Hardiness
Zone 8–11
Click count
38
Observations
249
Description
Source: leafsnapAsphodelus tenuifolius is a common weed of fields, particularly of wheat and chickpea fields. It grows in Egypt and in the Sinai peninsula. It's also native to the Mediterranean region, Asia and the Mascarene Islands. It is generally present from the Canary Islands, across the Mediterranean to the Middle East and Afghanistan. It has a fibrous root system. It is also known as wild onion or "jungli piyaz" in Pakistan.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 15–37.8°C
Ideal temperature: 15–37.8°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 6-8
Soil pH: 6-8
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Asphodelus
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 8-11
- Mature Height
- 20 cm to 40 cm
- Mature Spread
- 15 cm to 30 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- White
- Flower Size
- 1.02 cm to 1.52 cm
- Bloom Time
- Early spring, Mid spring
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Late spring, Early summer
- Native Area
- Saudi Arabia, Libya, Somalia, Egypt, India, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Sudan, Mauritania, Cyprus, Pakistan, Morocco, Yemen, Chad, Mali, Afghanistan, Iraq, Italy, Spain, Myanmar, Oman, Iran, Kuwait, Azerbaijan, Algeria, Qatar
Tags (4)
Common Names (3)
ar سفید سیریش، سیریشک
en Annual asphodel
en Onionweed