allium forrestii

Antennaria@aol.com Antennaria@aol.com
Fri, 20 Jun 2003 09:59:24 PDT
Arnold, I'm afraid you've been schnookered again (this happens often when dealing with alliums).  John Lonsdale is correct, the plant in your photograph is Allium cyathophorum var. farreri, the attractive usurper of many allium "species" in cultivation.  I would very much like to acquire A. forrestii; it is reputedly one of the most attractive Chinese species, but unfortunately it's not in general cultivation (possibly not in cultivation at all).


Mark McDonough        
Pepperell, Massachusetts, United States  
"New England", near New Hampshire  
USDA Zone 5
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