Mary Sue, How hardy is this species ? I've had it once, maybe twice, but it has never come back the following spring. Many Alliums strongly budded here and A. falcifolium is in full flower - a lovely dark pink and much stronger plants than last year. Thanks, J. Dr John T Lonsdale 407 Edgewood Drive, Exton, Pennsylvania 19341, USA Home: 610 594 9232 Cell: 610 476 0428 Fax: 801 327 1266 Visit "Edgewood" - The Lonsdale Garden at http://www.edgewoodgardens.net/ Zone 6b