Allium atroviolaceum
Angelo Porcelli (Fri, 03 Jun 2005 11:52:32 PDT)
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)
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