Kumamoto Odoru Tancho

Unlike ordinary Allium flowers, which have straight stalks, each "Kumamoto Odoru Tancho" features a distinctively curved stalk, carefully shaped using cultivation techniques developed by producers in Kumamoto Prefecture.
　It is highly regarded in ikebana and flower arrangement circles that emphasize originality and expressive design, and it is traded at higher prices than standard straight-stemmed Alliums.

"Kumamoto Odoru Tancho" is cultivated according to the method recommended by the Kumamoto Allium Technical Committee of the JA group, which local producers form. The Committee establishes shipment standards.

Allium cultivation in Kumamoto Prefecture began in the latter half of the 1980s, and from the very beginning, producers were creating distinctive flowers with artificially curved stalks. Initially, each plant had to be individually wound around or drawn toward a support structure, which made it challenging to produce curved Alliums in large quantities.
　Around 2003, local Allium producers began exploring cultivation technologies that would enable mass production. Over about 5 years, they developed techniques using specific agricultural materials that allow them to produce many curved Allium flowers at once. This know-how was eventually systematized into a cultivation method that other farmers could readily adopt.
　Today, using the temperature differences within the region, from the warm Amakusa Islands and Yatsushiro area to the cool Aso highlands, Alliums are shipped stably over an extended period through relay production.
　As of 2025, 21 producers cultivate a total of 2.46 hectares.