Muilla coronata
Jane McGary (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:01:28 PST)

Donnie wrote,

Marking the larger patches is a good idea, maybe use something nobody
will want to steal, such as a bent wire with a piece of flagging
tape. In my garden I am marking bulbs to move with groundcloth
staples and yellow plastic tape, and it's starting to look like a
crime scene. The bulbs may be VERY deep in the soil, and I suspect
your soil gets brick-hard in summer, so digging them will be a real
project, but it's certainly worth saving this little-grown species.

The genus Muilla is said to have been named as an anagram of
"Allium," and is in the Alliaceae. It's found in the southwestern USA
and adjacent Mexico. I've tried to grow a couple of species but lost
them in winter; however, it gets as cold in Las Vegas as it does in
my bulb frames, so I probably should try M. coronata sometime.

Jane McGary
Northwestern Oregon, USA