Hi Lauw, glad to hear the Allium is flowering finally. Here is season too. I have found that this species respond well to cultivation and you can expect much larger flower heads next year, which make nice dried flower too. Yes, this species isn't invasive i.e like Allium neapolitanum and although it makes many small bulbils, they will stay dormant under the main bulb. best wishes Angelo Porcelli south of Italy > Angelo, > The bulbs you send me in sept 2003 are now in flower: > Stems 130cm tall (4ft6") diametre of the spherical umbel 60mm. The colour > a beautiful dark purple. The smooth Leaves, sheathing around the stem, are > still present. Apart from the colour, the plant looks very much like what we > commonly find around here A ampeloprasum. Provided it has not the same > "weedy" tendencies your plant has a good garden potential. > Kind regards > > > Lauw de Jager > http://www.bulbargence.com/ > South of France (zone 8 Olivier) > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > End of pbs Digest, Vol 29, Issue 2 > ********************************** >