Thursday, May 17, 2007

While walking in the rain yesterday . . .

. . . I spied these giant allium rising above a bed of rather weary-looking purple tulips in Madison Square Park. By the way, the allium is a member of the same genus and shares characteristics with onions, shallots, garlic and leeks. I used to grow these in Tennessee and they're great to use as a rear border of color in beds of mid-spring bloomers. As bulbs, they'll reproduce over the years, giving one a chance to divide them and plant more! The bees love 'em too! Enjoy.

2 comments:

Tish said...

Beautiful!

One Wink at a Time said...

We bought our house in '97. The previous owners left us with a wonderful array of tulips, irises, daffodils, hyacinths, crocusses and what I just now (thanks!) learned to be, allium. The first year we moved in, there were five allium and now there are maybe 13 or so. I love them. They just bloomed the day before yesterday. I let them dry after they finish blooming and they add some interest to dried flower arrangements (not to mention height!) Thanks again for sharing your knowledge overstock ;-)