What’s the story with Allium giganteum? Years ago the plant in commerce under this name had very distinctive bulbs: huge tear-drop or almond shaped things which exuded a distinctive red sap which dried into hard drops firmly attached to the bulbs. The bulbs I’ve seen on offer in local shops under this name for the last several years have the typical, rounded bulbs of the Allium of the melanocrymnium sort. I have not bought one to see what they are (I think they are going for $7 each; I’m not that curious). For several years I have not seen the almond-shaped bulbs in local shops, but this year I did see them, and they were mixed with bulbs of more rounded form. Are these bulbs with rounded form also Allium giganteum? Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, 39.03871º North, 77.09829º West, USDA zone 7 My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ BLOG! http://mcwort.blogspot.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/