Tiny bulbs
Antennaria@aol.com (Sun, 15 Feb 2004 18:21:46 PST)
Jane McGary janemcgary@earthlink.net wrote:
I feel that A. rubrovittatum is too tall and
vigorous for a trough, but perhaps it would
not be in Lisa's climate in the Midwest.
I'd choose some of the really short-growing
western American alliums such as A.
siskiyouense or A. campanulatum, which
produce only two leaves per bulb, I think.
When I lived in the Seattle Washingtom area, I grew two forms of Allium
rubrovittatum. One grew a mere 2" tall in flower (from Kew), and was surely among
the smallest Allium species I have ever grown. Another form grew 6-8" tall,
and while a somewhat taller, it was still so slim and demure, that it too would
be a good candidate for a trough. None of these, including your form Jane,
seem hardy enough to be grown outside here in northern New England, which is a
shame.
Mark McDonough Pepperell, Massachusetts, United States
antennaria@aol.com "New England" USDA Zone 5
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