Not all my allium
We planted 4 allium bulbs last fall and they survived the winter and are putting on a good show.
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Not all my allium
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May 30, 2014
You might like this Roger Keulen.
May 30, 2014
They look beautiful.
May 30, 2014
Thanks Sandra Shaw
May 30, 2014
Like the color and also nice compact and round shape. I have them planted for the first time last year. One will make seed and feed the birds, so i can see how it looks. And the rest will be cut (no-seed, only foilage), so i get more and bigger bulbs. I will leave them in my test/growing bed next year also, before moving them to there final destination in my front garden.
May 30, 2014
Thanks for giving us your all- ium…
May 30, 2014
Lovely!!! Happy Friday!
May 30, 2014
These are lovely! Are they culinary also?
May 30, 2014
I don’t know Gretchen S. Maybe Michelle Beissel knows.
May 30, 2014
Most ornamental allium are edible but not very tasty. Keep in mind some allium are poisonous to dogs, Chad Haney. You can do a search for your variety to make sure it is not a danger for Ana.
In our potager, I let a few culinary leeks flower/go to seed. Culinary allium flowers are OK, but nowhere as pretty as the ornamental version.
May 30, 2014
Thanks Michelle Beissel. I didn’t know some are poisonous.
May 30, 2014
Yes, it is not uncommon for bulbs (like daffs) to be poisonous. Their toxicity is protective against predators.
May 31, 2014
You’re not supposed to give onions or much garlic (any garlic?) to dogs in general, so it’s not surprising if they have trouble with the whole class.
May 31, 2014
Gretchen S. I’ve heard that too but I never heard that it was poisonous. I always thought it was just to keep them on a bland diet to avoid an upset stomach.
May 31, 2014
I’ve been told that there is a compound in them, more present in onions than in garlic, that is mildly toxic to dogs. Now I’m curious…. My dogs have always liked eating grass and I have to steer them away from the bulb plants with thin leaves, which they mistake for grass.
May 31, 2014
Per this, sounds like only onions, but yes, they’re pretty toxic to dogs and cats: http://vetmedicine.about.com/od/toxicology/a/onion-toxicity.htm