The Allium in question is indeed rhizomatous, which I should have mentioned. Allium senescens looks correct to me - thanks for the help. My knowledge of the genus Allium has just increased by about 50%. Tom > Message: 8 > Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 22:17:11 +0100 > From: "John Grimshaw" <j.grimshaw@virgin.net> > Subject: Re: [pbs] Allium species - ID suggestions? > To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <001901cc6435$862619f0$2401a8c0@MAINPC> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Surely this is Allium senescens, or a close ally of it. > > John Grimshaw > > Visit John Grimshaw's Garden Diary > http://johngrimshawsgardendiary.blogspot.com/ > > Dr. John M. Grimshaw > Sycamore Cottage > Colesbourne > Cheltenham > Gloucestershire > GL53 9NP > > Tel. 01242 870567 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Mitchell" <tom@evolution-plants.com> > To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 8:24 PM > Subject: [pbs] Allium species - ID suggestions? > > >> I've added a couple of images to the Wiki of an Allium species that I >> collected a few years ago in Istria, northern Croatia. It is flowering now >> in cultivation in the UK. It's an easy, very floriferous species, growing >> to about 20cm in height and spreads slowly. I should have a ton of seed >> later in the year if anyone is interested and will send some to Dell for >> the BX anyway. Any suggestions as to the species? >> >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… >> >> Tom >