Author Topic: Unknown bulb (Read 2137 times)

Hans A. · « **on:** January 22, 2010, 10:48:37 AM »

Yesterday I found for the first time this flowering bulb in the garden - any ideas what it could be? Weed or gem?

Maggi Young · « **Reply #1 on:** January 22, 2010, 10:53:57 AM »

An Ornithogalum ?..... but which?

$:-\$
This is yet another genus which is a mystery to me!

edit by maggi after Oron and Fred..... Bother! Wrong again and it seems I have trouble with Onions also!

Oron Peri · « **Reply #2 on:** January 23, 2010, 08:21:21 AM »

Allium chamaemoly.

Personaly, i find it to be a gem

BULBISSIME · « **Reply #3 on:** January 23, 2010, 09:19:08 AM »

Yes Oron, no doubt; I also like this tiny bulb !

TheOnionMan · « **Reply #4 on:** January 23, 2010, 03:33:11 PM »

Allium chamaemoly.

Personaly, i find it to be a gem

I like it too, but unfortunately it is not hardy here.

dominique · « **Reply #5 on:** January 23, 2010, 06:21:58 PM »

yes for Allium chamaemoly too

Hans A. · « **Reply #6 on:** January 26, 2010, 12:26:20 PM »

Thanks a lot - so I will keep it!
Never had seen it before

- so I was not very sure to which genus it belongs (Maggi - Ornithogalum was also my first thought

)

Gerdk · « **Reply #7 on:** January 26, 2010, 12:41:11 PM »

Hans,
Take care,
Mallorcan natives are invading your garden!

Gerd

Hans A. · « **Reply #8 on:** January 26, 2010, 12:58:11 PM »

pssst - Gerd, please do not tell it to loud - now I know it is native here

- but it seems to be very local here so I hope it is not so tragical I had overlooked it...

Alberto · « **Reply #9 on:** January 28, 2010, 07:59:56 PM »

Good to know it is a 'gem-weed', it could set seeds for everyone!

Alberto

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