Jim: I plunged some bulbs of this in a pot under 1-2" of mulch this past fall. I'd say we had a zone 7 winter here in zone 6, and it bloomed for me end of March. I found its gracefulness inviting, but I could not get a good whole plant picture to reflect that whole plant effect. Nice, though. Mr. Kelly M. Irvin 10850 Hodge Ln Gravette, AR 72736 USA 479-787-9958 USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 6a/b mailto:kelly@irvincentral.com http://www.irvincentral.com/ Jim McKenney wrote: > While touring the garden this morning, I noticed that Allium zebdanense has > started to bloom. This is a favorite here. > > It also taught me a lesson, because I eventually killed my original > acquisition with kindness. Reading that it was from Lebanon, I assumed that > it would not be winter hardy here. So it was protected in a very sheltered > place. Over the years it was shifted from one protected place to another, > and then eventually lost in one of the moves. > > By then, the company which originally supplied the bulbs had closed. > > A few years ago I was visiting a new friend's garden, and Allium zebdanense > seemed to be popping up everywhere in the rockery. At that point, I asked a > stupid question "It's hardy for you?" > > Later, I saw it in another local garden, again making itself very much at > home. My current stock comes from that garden, and is a highly appreciated > gift. > > This species has white flowers, flowers which are relatively large for the > size of the plant. The very flexuous scapes are about a foot high. It's very > delicate looking, and to my eyes very beautiful. > > I thought Allium haematochiton would be the first Allium to bloom this year; > it's been in advanced bud for weeks. What's it waiting for? > > > > > Jim McKenney > jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com > Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where local gardens are > bright with Darwin Hybrid tulips. > > My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ > > Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS > Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ > > Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > >