Sorry Arnold, but your Allium "macranthum" is a form of Allium cernuum. I can write more about the differences between the two species after my currunt bout with illness, as I'm on intravenous antibiotics after a flea bite at work last Wendesday; the severity of the inflamation and associated malaise if beyond belief. Mark McDonough Pepperell, Massachusetts, United States antennaria@aol.com "New England" USDA Zone 5 ============================================== >> web site under construction - http://www.plantbuzz.com/ << alliums, bulbs, penstemons, hardy hibiscus, western american alpines, iris, plants of all types!