Allium 2014

[TheOnionMan]

Maybe it was me that told you, this is a collection by Dan Hinkley, which I believe keys to sacculiferum.  Mine is in bloom now too, it's one of the best.

[Rimmer de Vries]

The Allium sacculiferum DJH 272 is one of my favorites too

Mark, What is the white or yellow allium in back behind it in your first photo?

[TheOnionMan]

Rimmer, its an "alba" form of thunbergii, they open pure white. Here are both thunbergii alba and sacculiferum from 2012 and closeup of white thunbergii from 2013.

[Rimmer de Vries]

Does anyone grow or have photos of

Allium atrosanguineum
Allium fetisowii
Allium tulipaefolium

Thanks

[TheOnionMan]

I don't grow any of those three, but here are some links:

Allium atrosanguineum (scroll down for 2 photos)
http://www.growsonyou.com/AndrewR/blog/24230-kazakhstan-revisited-5-old-friends
       FLORA OF KAZAKHSTAN,scroll down for a photo, see photos of many wonderful plants
http://www.track.kz/flora.htm

Allium fetisowii
http://www.plantarium.ru/page/image/id/10021.html

Allium tulipaefolium
http://savesteppe.org/wp-content/gallery/photo2/kz10.jpg

[Yann]

Plantarium is a precious database for eastern plants

[Jackie C]

I don't grow any of those three, but here are some links:

Allium atrosanguineum (scroll down for 2 photos)
http://www.growsonyou.com/AndrewR/blog/24230-kazakhstan-revisited-5-old-friends
       FLORA OF KAZAKHSTAN,scroll down for a photo, see photos of many wonderful plants
http://www.track.kz/flora.htm

Allium fetisowii
http://www.plantarium.ru/page/image/id/10021.html

Allium tulipaefolium
http://savesteppe.org/wp-content/gallery/photo2/kz10.jpg

Mark,

I love the photo of Allium atrosanguineum do you know if it is difficult to grow?

Jackie

[fermi de Sousa]

Allium drummondii (syn nuttallii) from seed from Kurt Vickery a number of years ago.
Just starting to flower, but a friend I gave some bulbs to last summer had them in full bloom (and much bigger!) 2 weeks ago,
cheers
fermi

[TheOnionMan]

Fermi, really lovely Allium, nice photo showing the detail. I've tried this from seed and from bulbs sent to me by Thad Howard (the name behind many bulbous "howardii" N.American plants). Unforntunately never got the bulbs to last more than 2 years. Thad sent me some color forms, including a deep red one, it was striking.

Apparently, in a small part of western Texas, the range of Allium drummondii and the only yellow-flowered North American Allium coryi overlap, hybrids occur. The photo below is a scan of drawings Thad made, showing color variations of the species and hybrids.

[Stephenb]

I grow Allium atrosanguineum...here are some pictures I posted a while back: http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=10020.msg280688#msg280688
It has never produced any seed

[Jackie C]

Stephen it is such a shame that your A. atrosanguinium hasn't flowered.

I wonder if anyone has any idea what is going on with a few of my Alliums. A while ago I posted an Allium that I couldn't name and I planted next to it what was supposed to be A. Hair but definitely isn't and yes it really is that dark plummy purple. It looks similar to my unknown Allium but not the same. I planted 3 Allium Hair and they all looked like this and flowered mid to end of July.

Jackie

[Jackie C]

Hi Again

Have added another photo that will hopefully be a bit bigger. Technology has got the better of me!

Jackie

[fermi de Sousa]

The bulbs of Allium peninsulare from Marcus Harvey have flowered again this year,
cheers
fermi

[Jupiter]

Fermi that A. peninsulare is lovely, such a dark plum colour. I put it on my seed list for next year.

[fermi de Sousa]

Jamus,
sadly I managed to lose all the seedlings I had last year but hope to get some seed this year.
Here's the common but pretty Allium unifolium,
cheers
fermi