Allium stellatum
Jane McGary (Fri, 28 Sep 2018 11:14:24 PDT)

I think most of the fall-flowering Allium species are from East Asia,
and they are not sold as dormant bulbs because they don't form a
substantial bulb with a tunic, which could be stored dry. They do
increase well and sometimes you can buy them in pots. Aaron mentioned A.
thunbergii, and there are at least 3 others. They are small plants with
purple flowers and numerous grassy leaves. I don't find them very
satisfactory in the garden border, but they probably do better in more
humid areas.

(It may be confusing to those who know that both I and Robin Hansen live
in Oregon, and I complain of low humidity while she mentions excessive
humidity; the answer is that she lives quite near the Pacific Ocean, and
I'm inland, on the other side of the Coast Range and not subject to
summer fog. If I were on the other side of the nearby Cascade Mountains
farther to the east, I would be in a near-desert, but still in Oregon.)

Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA

On 9/28/2018 7:32 AM, Jane Sargent wrote:

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