Growing Alliums from seed
Jane McGary via pbs (Thu, 02 Sep 2021 15:03:25 PDT)

I've found that Allium is one of the easiest genera to grow from seed,
usually flowering three years from germination. Keep the seed pots
watered until the foliage starts to wither, then keep them in a cool
place while they're dormant. If the pots are crowded, you can move them
on after the first year, though I usually leave them in 2 years. The
little bulbs are easy to identify, as they're almost always
light-colored. Pot them on until they're big enough not to get lost in
the garden, usually after the second year. Most species do best in
well-drained soil, such as on a rock garden, and most are native to
sunny places. A few can become pests in the garden by self-sowing or
increasing with bulbs on stolons; an example is A. triquetrum.

Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA

On 9/2/2021 2:18 PM, Maggie Mowbray via pbs wrote:

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