Allium schubertii

Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com
Wed, 09 Aug 2006 07:58:58 PDT
I've never raised Allium schubertii from seed, so I won't have anything to
say about raising it from seed.

However, I would like to take advantage of this topic to see what other list
member have to say about this species (or these species - read on).

The plant in commerce as Allium schubertii seems to be sensitive to wet
summers here in Maryland. Winter hardiness is not a problem, but the bulbs
sometimes disappear after blooming for me. But not for everyone: a friend
grows this species to huge dimensions, much bigger than anything I have seen
on first year bulbs. 

Rix and Phillips, The Random House Book of Bulbs, claim that true Allium
schubertii is not particularly cold hardy. On the other hand, a similar
species, Allium protensum, is supposed to be very cold hardy. And so that
raises the question: is the plant in commerce Allium schubertii or A.
protensum? 

Do our onion experts know their onions?

Jim McKenney
Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where Iris dichotoma is
putting on a really nice display this year, and a so-far unidentified Bubine
is blooming modestly. 


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