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About this seed
Allium ‘Red Mohican’ is an ornamental onion: the RHS lists it as a bulbous perennial 0.5–1 m tall, with wine-red flower heads that open to white, grown in full sun. The RHS gives offsets as its propagation method, so this seed listing does not promise seedlings identical to the named cultivar.
Also known as: Ornamental onion, Flowering onion, Zierlauch (German), Ail d’ornement (French), Ajo ornamental (Spanish).
What the cultivar looks like
The RHS places ‘Red Mohican’ under Allium amethystinum. It carries drumstick-shaped flower heads of wine-red florets with tufts of small buds that open white, in late spring to early summer, and the seed heads stay attractive for weeks after the flowers fade. The stored scientific name on this listing is the genus Allium only.
Site
- Full sun.
- Moist but well-drained soil; any pH. Add grit in clay.
- Height 0.5–1 m (RHS); about 90–120 cm in another garden reference.
Sowing
- Sow in a clean, well-drained medium.
- Keep moisture steady during germination and avoid waterlogging.
- Move seedlings gradually into stronger light.
We have no sourced germination temperature, emergence time or sowing depth for this seed, and we do not state which flower colour or height seedlings from this lot will show.
FAQ
Is this a scallion for the kitchen?
The listing name includes “scallion”, but the plant described by the RHS is an ornamental allium grown for its flower heads. We make no culinary claim.
How cold-hardy is Red Mohican?
The RHS rates it H5, hardy in most places in the UK even in severe winters; a US garden reference gives zones 4–9. Both figures describe bulb-grown plants.
