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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Hans A. on January 22, 2010, 10:48:37 AM

Title: Unknown bulb
Post by: Hans A. on January 22, 2010, 10:48:37 AM: Yesterday I found for the first time this flowering bulb in the garden - any ideas what it could be? Weed or gem?
Title: Re: Unknown bulb
Post by: Maggi Young on January 22, 2010, 10:53:57 AM: An Ornithogalum ?..... but which? ??? :-\
This is yet another genus which is a mystery to me! :-[

edit by maggi after Oron and Fred..... Bother! Wrong again and it seems I have trouble with Onions also! ;D
Title: Re: Unknown bulb
Post by: Oron Peri on January 23, 2010, 08:21:21 AM: Allium chamaemoly.

Personaly, i find it to be a gem ;)
Title: Re: Unknown bulb
Post by: BULBISSIME on January 23, 2010, 09:19:08 AM: Yes Oron, no doubt; I also like this tiny bulb !
Title: Re: Unknown bulb
Post by: TheOnionMan on January 23, 2010, 03:33:11 PM: Quote from: Oron Peri on January 23, 2010, 08:21:21 AM
Allium chamaemoly.

Personaly, i find it to be a gem ;)

I like it too, but unfortunately it is not hardy here. :(
Title: Re: Unknown bulb
Post by: dominique on January 23, 2010, 06:21:58 PM: yes for Allium chamaemoly too
Title: Re: Unknown bulb
Post by: Hans A. on January 26, 2010, 12:26:20 PM: Thanks a lot - so I will keep it!
Never had seen it before ::) - so I was not very sure to which genus it belongs (Maggi - Ornithogalum was also my first thought ;))
Title: Re: Unknown bulb
Post by: Gerdk on January 26, 2010, 12:41:11 PM: Hans,
Take care,
Mallorcan natives are invading your garden! ;)

Gerd
Title: Re: Unknown bulb
Post by: Hans A. on January 26, 2010, 12:58:11 PM: pssst - Gerd, please do not tell it to loud - now I know it is native here :-[ :-[ :-[ - but it seems to be very local here so I hope it is not so tragical I had overlooked it... ::) ;)
Title: Re: Unknown bulb
Post by: Alberto on January 28, 2010, 07:59:56 PM: Good to know it is a 'gem-weed', it could set seeds for everyone! ;)

Alberto