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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Ben Candlin on May 30, 2018, 09:37:24 PM

Title: Alllium ID Please
Post by: Ben Candlin on May 30, 2018, 09:37:24 PM

Is there anyone who can put a name to this Allium please?

I've grown this for ages and it does really well in the garden, multiplying steadily into a clump without ever seeding or spreading around elsewhere. It's a nice little thing and I've now got it established in various places.

To be honest, beyond the usual suspects that are commonly encountered, I don't know much about Allium. Any ID suggestions would be most gratefully received!

Thanks, Ben

Title: Re: Alllium ID Please
Post by: Maggi Young on May 30, 2018, 10:10:10 PM

Super plant - some sort of Tulbaghia I think?  Tulbaghia acutiloba?

....been having a look around the forum to see other examples - colour varies a bit in those shown but these two  match ....
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=9933.msg278463#msg278463 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=9933.msg278463#msg278463)

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=6462.msg200613#msg200613 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=6462.msg200613#msg200613)

colour differences ....

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=4639.msg87548#msg87548 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=4639.msg87548#msg87548)

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=6206.msg282624#msg282624 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=6206.msg282624#msg282624)

Title: Re: Alllium ID Please
Post by: Ben Candlin on May 30, 2018, 10:19:15 PM

Thanks for the quick reply Maggi,

That certainly looks like it. So, not an Allium at all then! Just shows how much I know!

Cheers, Ben

Title: Re: Alllium ID Please
Post by: Ben Candlin on May 30, 2018, 10:42:08 PM

Some of those darker reddish forms are very attractive. Clearly a variable plant.

Cheers!

Title: Re: Alllium ID Please
Post by: Maggi Young on May 31, 2018, 12:11:01 PM

Your plant is a cracker, Ben - growing very well indeed.

I think the flowers can smell pretty good - but the foliage will have an onion-ish  smell.

Title: Re: Alllium ID Please
Post by: Hans J on May 31, 2018, 02:38:07 PM

Ben + Maggi

this plant is  a Tulbaghia leucantha ...not T.acutiloba
There are always missunderstandigs with this both species ...
T.leucantha is easy to get ...but true T.acutiloba are rare
The T.leucantha runs under many names - there exist many local forms

Anyway ..a nice plant
Hans

Title: Re: Alllium ID Please
Post by: Maggi Young on May 31, 2018, 03:54:48 PM

Thank you, Hans!

Title: Re: Alllium ID Please
Post by: Ben Candlin on June 01, 2018, 12:10:51 PM

And another thank you from me too!

Cheers, Ben

Title: Re: Alllium ID Please
Post by: Hans J on June 01, 2018, 12:14:35 PM

 :) :) :)