Allium 2013

[Maggi Young]

Rob Potterton is a Forumist, Mark - I've dropped him a line.

Even a really good nurseryman like Rob can have a mis-named plant - it is something that can happen to anyone 

  yes, anyone ..........  look at the RBGE label in Mark's post http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=10020.msg279854#msg279854   

[Maggi Young]

Mark, thank you for the ID. It was so much exciting! I haven't even dreamt of having this beauty. It is worth 6 years waiting.

So satisfying when a long wait pays off with such a lovely plant. Congatulations, Oleg!

[wmel]

oleg, mark, I was not thinking about allium cardiostemon because this (I thought) is more dark purple instead of red, but now I see the photo from Mark, and also my own photo, it seems they look alike
I have this allium for years but there is never a ofset. Also seed he gives a very little, but I do have some nice hybrids.

[olegKon]

Thank you, Maggi and Wietse. It is so nice to have a lot of bulb and plant experts here in the forum.

[TheOnionMan]

My goodness Pottertons is quick, the previously misnamed Allium corrected to Allium tauricola, bravo! 
http://www.pottertons.co.uk/pott/view_product.php?pid=2194

At only £2.50 each, make a dash for it and order several plants, it's a rock garden gem.

[Maggi Young]

My goodness Pottertons is quick, the previously misnamed Allium corrected to Allium tauricola, bravo! 
http://www.pottertons.co.uk/pott/view_product.php?pid=2194

At only £2.50 each, make a dash for it and order several plants, it's a rock garden gem.

No surprise to me, Mark .... Rob and Jackie are "Good Guys" who take such things seriously  - and you're right - I'm off to make an order!

[Maggi Young]

That's what comes of looking at a nursery list on a wet day -  cue retail therapy at Potterton's!! !!
 

[Maggi Young]

That's what comes of looking at a nursery list on a wet day -  cue retail therapy at Potterton's!! !!
 

Here's something else that I only learned from my visit to Potterton's website to make an order : they are now on Facebook- explains why we haven't seen much of Rob around here lately!
See - and "like" them here :  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pottertons-Nursery/130403187026232

 

[Rimmer de Vries]

This 30" tall allium is just beginning to bloom now. Flowers are about 1.25" dia. Leaves are still green on stem and clasp stem at bottom few inches
Grown from NARGS seed 2009-10 #4484 from china

Any Ideas on id?

Thank you

[TheOnionMan]

Rimmer, I don't know what Allium this is, to even attempt going through the daunting Flora of China key on Allium, one needs information on bulb characteristics, foliage, spathe segments, and floral details such as inner/outer filaments shape and length.

In the photo I upload is another Allium sp. China ex Chen Yi (I think I got it from Aaron Floden), and twice I've gone through the keys, but cannot find anything that definitively matches... it's a narrow species up to 3', with some clasping narrow leaves, and these smallish heads of pleasant bloom.

[Afloden]

Mark,

 I've still not ID'd that one with a name that I think fits comfortably either! I do have some Russian Allium to send you and seed of cuthbertii.

[TheOnionMan]

Hi Aaron, seed of Russian allium and cuthbertii would be most welcome.  I used to grow "striped garlic" (cuthbertii), eventually got crowded out and lost it, so a chance to redeem my skills with this one would be great, its a really attractive one with those pink-striped flowers.

[olegKon]

Rimmer, I seem to have the same Allium as yours. Unfortunately, without a name. It was given to me some years ago as a year old seedlings with the notice "something alliacea". It must have been collected in Russia which doesn't exclude Chinese species. I will try to investigate. The plant is slender, with flowerheads of not more than 3 cm looking a bit greyish to me which the picture doesn't show

[olegKon]

Some more alliums blooming now:
1,2 Allium wendelboanum (much smaller than I expected)
3 Alliun ramosum
4 Allium narcissiflorum

[olegKon]

Two more:
1. Allium validum
2. Allium gooddingii