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Bulb identification

JacquimcmahonJacquimcmahon Posts: 977
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this photo is of a head of flowers from a tiny bulb which was part of a mixed spring bag. Does anyone have any idea what it could be. It’s so dainty and such a beautiful Colour
Marne la vallée, basically just outside Paris 🇫🇷, but definitely Scottish at heart.

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  • pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,362
    Allium Oreophilum
  • B3B3 Posts: 26,546
    Beautiful photo.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • JacquimcmahonJacquimcmahon Posts: 977
    Thanks I’ll keep an eye out as I would love more for next year.
    thanks b3 I’m playing with a new iPad to edit my photos.
    Marne la vallée, basically just outside Paris 🇫🇷, but definitely Scottish at heart.
  • pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,362
    I have quite a few of them at the front of my garden, but they get easily swamped by the vigorous growth of other plants, so I need to think of a different way to enjoy them. They’re beautiful flowers.
  • JacquimcmahonJacquimcmahon Posts: 977
    Putter patter by any chance do they come in other colors?
    Marne la vallée, basically just outside Paris 🇫🇷, but definitely Scottish at heart.
  • pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,362
    I don’t think they do, but I’m not absolutely sure. 
  • pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,362
    Here are mine this morning:


  • JacquimcmahonJacquimcmahon Posts: 977
    Lovely mine are in a hanging basket so a bit hidden. I think I’ll move them to a pot which I can show them off better next spring.
    Marne la vallée, basically just outside Paris 🇫🇷, but definitely Scottish at heart.
  • Kitty 2Kitty 2 Posts: 5,150
    I got some allium oreophilum in a bulb mix last autumn, and also some allium unifolium which are a paler pink.  They are such pretty and delicate looking flowers.

    I had originally put the unifolium in a pot, but planted them out last week into a small narrow bed with rosemary, sage and thyme. Looks nice. 😀

    I need to hunt down the oreophilum which I planted out in the front garden. I think they must be swamped out like pitter-patters. 😟
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