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| tai haku |
Perennial AlliumsHi all,I'm reading up on perennial Alliums as I'd like to use some of these in a few places to underplant in the orchard and also fill in some gaps elsewhere in the non-wild garden. In terms of what I'm looking at so far: Chives and Garlic Chives I already have nice plants of both - the chives in particular have set huge amounts of seed and are ready for division so I hope to grow out some big clumps and introduce them - There are a few wild (well naturalised) clumps growing in one of the verges already. three-cornered leek is already everywhere on the island - I'm not planning to give it any more help welsh/bunching onion I have some nicely developing plants of Ishikura and Kyoto Market (both of these are the Real Seeds strains) and I recently ordered these: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271259093195 which look like more of a traditional "welsh" onion type. perennial leek I recently ordered these: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271259093230 from the same seller as the welsh onions above. I've no idea what species they are or anything and am primarily just intrigued to see what I will get. I'm also planning to grow the gigantic Babbington's leek. This is a not uncommon plant on our coastline and I'm hopeful of locating a couple of colonies on waste ground up for reuse to relocate. I'm not (unless someone here suggests otherwise) too interested in topsetting onions as I don't think they'd fit my intentions space-wise. I'd be keen to hear if anyone has either experience growing or a UK source for sensibly priced seed or bulbs of: - Rakkyo (Allium chinense) - Perennial Leek (Oepri, Perlzwiebel) (Allium ampeloprasum) (this one seems relatively widely available in the US but not over here). - Kurrat (allium ampeloprasum) - Minogue Onions (some sort of perennial onion made available from the HSL) Also any thoughts on the above or experience anyone has with: - particular varieties or colour morphs of chives, - red or other interesting welsh onions, or - anything else alli-yummy would be really welcomed |
| NorthernMonkeyGirl |
Not heard of any of those!
I can source an amazing number of things through specialist facebook groups if you're on there, this might fit the bill. I only have the walking onions, which so far are indestructible at least! |
| Treacodactyl |
Do you have wild garlic / ramsons? |
| tai haku |
Do you have wild garlic / ramsons? |
No. I'm not sure I have the conditions for it tbh but also we don't seem to have any on the island and I'm a little nervous about introducing it and it being invasive (sort of damned either way).