more new ALLIUM photos on the pbs wiki
Antennaria@aol.com (Mon, 26 Jul 2004 18:44:59 PDT)

I posted 4 more photos of choice blue-flowered alliums on the PBS wiki. Find
them at:
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…

Included is Allium litvinovii from Central Asia, a rare species only recently
introduced into cultivation. It's available from Pacific Rim Native Plant
Nursery, and well worth the price, if it's still available. The collection data
is given as Kirghizstan, Chatkal Range, near Lake Sari-Chilek. It flowers in
May-June with large, intensely purple-blue balls of bloom, atop 16" (40 cm)
stems. Reportedly allied to A. caesium and caeruleum, it is akin yet distinctive
in both flower and foliage.

There are also two photos showing forms of Allium caesium, collected from
central Asia by Arnis Seisums, showing the variability of the species. The flower
heads are large and a beautiful pale yet rich milky blue color. Both photos
taken in June 2004.

Mark McDonough Pepperell, Massachusetts, United States
antennaria@aol.com "New England" USDA Zone 5
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