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Plants => Plant of the Moment => Topic started by: Palustris on October 01, 2009, 05:35:49 PM

Title: Allium thunbergii
Post by: Palustris on October 01, 2009, 05:35:49 PM

Not certain of the name for this one. I actually got a Best bulbous plant in Show with this very plant, so many years ago it does not bear thinking about. I dug it up, potted it, showed it and replanted it . About 12 inches tall.
(http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww32/Owdboggy/Alliumthunbergii1.jpg)

Title: Re: Allium thunbergii
Post by: ideasguy on October 01, 2009, 08:38:17 PM

A lovely plant, and very well captured Eric!
Those large leaves - do they belong to a neighbouring plant?

Title: Re: Allium thunbergii
Post by: Palustris on October 01, 2009, 08:57:05 PM

Yes, the leaves on this are typical Allium and taste ok too. There is a white form which is not in flower yet, picture to follow if and when.
Think the big leaves are a dandelion.

Title: Re: Allium thunbergii
Post by: Eric Hardy on October 01, 2009, 10:59:40 PM

That's a nice one too, Eric.

We have a yellow allium which survives by the skin of it's teeth.

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3300/3632190600_e1ef86c6c9.jpg)

Title: Re: Allium thunbergii
Post by: Palustris on October 02, 2009, 09:09:50 AM

That is Allium moly. Can be a seed thug if happy.

Title: Re: Allium thunbergii
Post by: Eric Hardy on October 02, 2009, 09:28:10 AM

Thank you Eric. Not sure how happy it is  : >:(  It has reappeared for a few years but it doesn't seem to seed itself.

Title: Re: Allium thunbergii
Post by: Palustris on October 02, 2009, 04:29:46 PM

Funny, it is one of the few Alliums which has totally failed to grow here. Planted a lot of the bulbs one year and not one grew.