Growing Alliums from seed

Jane McGary via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 09:34:46 PDT
Maggie, you haven't said which species of Allium you're growing from 
seed. If they're the large types sold with other Dutch bulbs for general 
garden use, they can eventually develop bulbs up to almost the size of a 
tennis ball. If they are smaller species, such as we might place in a 
rock garden, the bulbs may get no larger than the "small grape" size you 
mention. The large ones need rich soil to develop their flowering size 
reasonably quickly, so if you have them in pots, don't neglect to 
fertilize them while they're in growth.

Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA

On 9/2/2021 4:17 PM, Maggie Mowbray via pbs wrote:
> Dear Jane
> Thank you so much. I will do exactly that.
> I just love Alliums but it is very difficult to buy mature bulbs in New Zealand.
> I did manage to get a few bulbs this Autumn but they were the size of a small grape.
> I have them in pots should I keep them there until they are bigger?
> Thanks
> Maggie
>
>
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