Re: Allium carinatum
perennials@hort.net
  • Subject: Re: Allium carinatum
  • From: &* P* L* <1*@rewrite.hort.net>
  • Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2022 10:50:15 -0500 (CDT)
Hi Kitty,

It looks like McClure & Zimmerman (mzbulb.com) has Allium flavum.

Phoenix perennials (mailorder.phoenixperennials.com) seems to have Allium 
carinatum ssp. pulchellum (including forma album), but I couldn't find the 
straight species anyhwere.

I'm also finding it very difficult to locate plants that I thought were 
common.  I feel like it's due to Proven Winners/Spring Hill/Monrovia making 
things into a monoculture -- many nurseries find it easier to just order the 
plants from those sources from their limited selections instead of adding 
more variety and growing things on from seed, cuttings, etc.  Quite a few are 
now nothing more than distribution centers.  The other problem is many of the 
smaller, more interesting nurseries closing for various reasons.  We lost Joy 
Creek, Munchkin, Crownsville, Heronswood, and many more that I can't think of 
right now. 

I was thrilled to rediscover Geraniaceae.com the other day.  I had forgotten 
all about them, but they turned up in a search for a less common plant.  I 
ended up buying 14 different geraniums.  :D

Chris


----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kitty Morrissy" <1018@rewrite.hort.net>
> To: perennials@hort.net, perennials@mallorn.com
> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2022 10:30:04 AM
> Subject: Allium carinatum
> 
> Why does almost no one carry Allium carinatum, Allium carinatum
> subsp. pulchellum , or Allium flavum in the States anymore? I used
> to be able to get them inexpensively from the standard sources,
> VanE, JS, B&BB, and M&Z. [Russell, I think they may have been too
> mundane for Odyssey] Now, no one but Brecks seems to carry them. I’m
> not fond of that company and they list these as a mix of 5 bulbs for
> $47 – on “sale” for $20. They seem to be available in Europe.

---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PERENNIALS
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index