allium 2015

[Thomas Huber]

Alliums make a great show in my garden now:

[Thomas Huber]

Two of which I'm not certain.
The first one was bought as A. beesianum - can anyone confirm this or is it A. sikkemense? How can I distinguish them?
The second looks like Wim's plant, was found by me in Italy and identified as A. pallens, but maybe this is also A. paniculatum?

[Matt T]

Hi Thomas,
I'm not familiar with the latter plant, but the exerted stamens of the first one suggest A. cyaneum rather than A. beesianum.

[Thomas Huber]

Thanks Matt - I bought A. cyaneum last year and planted beneath the one on the photo - but it died 

[olegKon]

I agree wit6h Matt, Thomas

[Mark Griffiths]

can anyone help me with an id for my pink one in post 70?

[Matt T]

can anyone help me with an id for my pink one in post 70?

Do you know if it was seed from a wild or cultivated source, Mark?

[Mark Griffiths]

Matt, it came as A. acuminatum - it was in the garden collected section of the AGS I think - otherwise I put locations and info on the label - so it could be from anywhere.

[Matt T]

I wonder if it could be A. douglasii (US species) or A. senescens (European & Asia). The leaves of A. douglasii are more scimitar shaped I think. There is a form of the latter with spiral leaves with the syn. A. spirale, but A.senescens appears to quickly form clumps and yours look like individual bulbs. Just a couple of ideas to give you lines of enquiry.

[Mark Griffiths]

Matt, A. "spirale" looks promising. They are seedlings, first flowerings, so maybe they will clump up. 

[Thomas Huber]

I agree wit6h Matt, Thomas

Thanks Oleg - will relabel my plant.

Can anybody help me with A. beesianum and/or sikkemense.
I can offer crocus seeds in return...

[Mark Griffiths]

Thomas, I might be able to help with Allium sikkimense seed - I'm slowly harvesting it now as it ripens - I don't how much I'll get.

But continue to look elsewhere because I may not have very much and I have other donations already promised.

[Thomas Huber]

Thanks for your offer, Mark.
Will keep it in mind and contact you again later. 

[Matt T]

Can anybody help me with A. beesianum and/or sikkemense.

I have seedlings of both coming along nicely from SRGC Seed Ex seed this year. Of course, they have yet to flower so I can confirm ID, but I'm hopeful! You'll be bound to find them on the listing again this year.

[Lori S.]

I usually send seed of Allium sikkimense (confirmed ID, by the way) to the SRGC and NARGS seedexes (although I think I missed last year due to the early September snow and generally late season).  All should be on for this season, though, if you can wait.