Lisa Flaum wrote, >How about Allium rubrovitattum? Mine are in the ground, but I plan to >move one to a >trough this year. Tiny and really pretty, 1 bulb puts out 4-5 burgundy >drumsticks. > >Also Allium chamaemoly ssp littoralis, which I got from Monocot Nursery. I feel that A. rubrovittatum is too tall and vigorous for a trough, but perhaps it would not be in Lisa's climate in the Midwest. I'd choose some of the really short-growing western American alliums such as A. siskiyouense or A. campanulatum, which produce only two leaves per bulb, I think. Jane Mcgary Northwestern Oregon, USA