RE: Allium
perennials@hort.net
  • Subject: RE: Allium
  • From: &* M* <1*@rewrite.hort.net>
  • Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 15:14:57 -0400
Hi Chris, 
I didn't realize there were alliums for shade.  In looking around though I 
found a wish list item, Allium carinatum 'Olympic Mist'.  It has the shape of 
flavum and the other A. carinatums I mentioned earlier except that it is 
BLUE!  But it is $10 for one and the only other suppliers are in Europe, one 
of which has it for 25 for 12 pounds, which I'd pop for but it doesn't appear 
they ship to the US. Darn!

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-perennials@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf 
Of Christopher P. Lindsey
Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2015 10:51 PM
To: perennials@hort.net
Subject: Re: Allium

----- 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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