Peter, thank you! It really seems to be Allium nutans, a quite variable species and there are broad-leafed forms in cultivation, too. It has a wide range: Altai, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia. Yours might be this species, too. Here is a description in the flora of China: http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx/… Thanks and best Wishes Markus -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] Im Auftrag von Peter Taggart Gesendet: Montag, 22. August 2011 21:53 An: Pacific Bulb Society Betreff: Re: [pbs] Russian Allium - which species? Markus, I think the flower head and stem on yours is different to mine To make a guess my allium is A nutans but I would be happy if any one could correct this as I'm not sure that it's distribution would fit for Kazakhstan <http://flickr.com/photos/66380714@N06/…><http:/ /http://flickr.com/photos/66380714@N06/…> > > >