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Author Topic: Which Allium?  (Read 2172 times)

Stephenb

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Which Allium?
« on: October 26, 2007, 11:24:02 AM »
Can anyone help me with an ID for this Allium? The picture was taken in Edinburgh Botanics in June this year and it was marked Allium cyaneum.....
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Re: Which Allium?
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2007, 07:18:48 AM »
Looks a lot like Allium Karataviense to me...
Any picture of the leaves? (those of A. karataviense are usually one pair of very wide, waxy thick leaves)
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Re: Which Allium?
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2007, 09:15:42 AM »
Could be 'Ivory Queen' (A. karataviense) but would be unusually tall. The flowers usually sit nearly on top of the leaves, which are, as has been indicated, wide and near the ground.
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Re: Which Allium?
« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2007, 07:16:32 PM »
Allium nigrum perhaps?

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