• Subject: Re: Allium
• From: &* P* L* <1*@rewrite.hort.net>
• Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2015 21:51:15 -0500 (CDT)

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kitty Morrissy" <1018@rewrite.hort.net>
> To: perennials@hort.net
> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2015 7:46:50 PM
> Subject: RE: Allium
> 
> Kate, There are so many lovely Alliums. Some of my favorites are what
> I call the firecracker alliums because they bloom on the 4 th of
> July and look like little fireworks. These are Allium flavum, Allium
> carinatum ssp pulchellum and Allium carinatum ssp pulchellum f.
> album.

I love Allium!  I have to stick to shade species, but they act as such 
nice accents.

My favorite of all is Allium thunbergii 'Ozawa'.  Here's my old writeup
from when I had the nursery:

   http://bonvivantnursery.com/display.cgi?code=05C-0004

Although I have no idea what I was thinking with that Nepeta ucranica
pairing.  And now, nine years later, I see a typo.  :D

> I am in northeast Indiana and the rain just keeps coming this year.
> Weâve had flooding, though my location is reasonably high so Iâm ok.
> Still I have areas that are too wet to plant. They just start to dry
> out and another wave of rain hits. Itâs frustrating.

This summer has been awful rain-wise, and a lot of the sun-loving/dry
plants are suffering.  The vegetables, on the other hand, are loving 
it.  

Chris

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