Allium 2014

[Onion]

Wietse, may I ask why you grow the allium's in a "hill"? Better to harvest the bulbs ?

[wmel]

Wietse, may I ask why you grow the allium's in a "hill"? Better to harvest the bulbs ?

we plant the alliums to "hills" because the weed control and weeding is easier that way. Also, the bulbs and plants are then standing in a drier soil, and rainwater can be drained easy, so the bulbs and plants less quickly rot .

[Onion]

Thank you!

[Karaba]

They are far less than in Wietse fields but here are my Allium subhirsutum, 2nd year seedlings, in my garden as the background prove it 


And Allium neapolitanum begins to bloom

[wmel]

They are far less than in Wietse fields but here are my Allium subhirsutum, 2nd year seedlings, in my garden as the background prove it 

.......But they look very nice!!

[wmel]

some photo's from today

Allium austroiranicum  (first time flowering with me....)

[johnralphcarpenter]

Allium ursinum, wild garlic, growing in Loverswalk Wood, Goodnestone, Kent. Leaves make excellent soup, on the hob at the moment.

[wmel]

Some photo's from today

allium candolleanum
allium zebdanense
allium woronowii
allium aschersonianum

[wmel]

some more...

[wmel]

photo from last year on the same day (today), after a very cold winter / spring!!

[TheOnionMan]

Weitse, thanks for showing some marvelous Alliums; the flower form on A. aschersonianum is wonderful, and woronowii with black anthers has me lusting after such a fine form.  But I was very pleased to see, for the first time, Allium candolleanum, particularly compared to A. zebdanese, as some older texts suggested candolleanum as a synonym of zebdanense, but the fine rounded heads on candolleanum show the difference between the two species... so happy to see candolleanum for the first time.  What can you tell us about this plant, it's source, and how it has grown for you.

[wmel]

Allium zebdanense has been many years in my possession, and I have ever bought something from a breeder. allium candolleanum I bought 2 or 3 years ago by Janis (1 bulb) The first year I thought it was just Allium zebdanense, two years ago there was a small party in a garden center left over, and they would  take the biggest bulbs back next year. that restitution is cancelled, so I have planted all the bulbs again, and actually I'm very surprised by the clear difference with zebdanense this year! the bulbs of both types are almost equal, the color of the bulbs from candolleanum is slightly more orange-like, and there are slightly less smal ofsets with candoleanum. Further differences are clearly visible in the pictures (but not very big)

[wmel]

some photos from today

allium elburzense
allium austroiranicum
allium chrysantherum

[olegKon]

 Thank you, Wietse, for showing us these beautiful alliums. Congratulations with the new allium flowering season to you. Your alliums seem to be doing well in my garden. Almost all of them are above the ground now, with some showing flower buds. I long for their flowering time

[wmel]

Thank you, Wietse, for showing us these beautiful alliums. Congratulations with the new allium flowering season to you. Your alliums seem to be doing well in my garden. Almost all of them are above the ground now, with some showing flower buds. I long for their flowering time

thank you for the compliments!
is everything going well with you?
I am very curious how the alliums grow and flourish with you!