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Name: Jo Ann Gentle Pittsford NY (Zone 6a)              ge1836 Mar 31, 2018 10:45 AM CST |
| I am looking for short or border alliums under 14 inches. Any ideas ? |
Name: Lilli Copenhagen, Denmark, EU            IrisLilli Mar 31, 2018 1:29 PM CST |
| In my garden these are under 14 inches and all of them are perennial: Pretty, pretty, pretty! 12- 18 inches according to the database, mine are shorter. Short but with quite large blooms. White variety. Very hardy and good for naturalising. Edible!  Common chives in case you do not grow these already... Edible of course. Also available with white blooms. Has interesting, evergreen foliage. Needs well draining soil. Both flowers and leaves are edible. (Not to be confused with Convallaria majalis/Lily of the Valley or Colchicum autumnale/False Autumn Crocus, which are both poisonous!!) Large patches will give off a strong garlic smell when dying down, so plant small groups if you want them close to where you like to sit in your garden. Likely to spread. You don't know if it will grow until you try! |
Name: Jo Ann Gentle Pittsford NY (Zone 6a) ge1836 Mar 31, 2018 2:49 PM CST |
| Thanks Lili I have grown the Turkish onion and think Iwill again, Molygenine already grows here. I love Graceful beauty. That one is a for sure on my list. Thanks again. |
Name: Maggie Calaveras County, CA (Zone 8a)     Faerygardener Mar 31, 2018 7:53 PM CST |
| I've grown allium unifolium, it's delicate. It's a native for coastal regions here, so I can't tell you if it would spread. It doesn't in my dryer gardens. Remember, it is dangerous to the environment and ILLEGAL in MANY states to mail plants/bulbs/cuttings in. Let’s all practice Do No Harm while we walk this earth and find other ways to connect to one another through gardening. |
Name: felisa bensenville, il (chicagoland a (Zone 5a)  frahnzone5 Apr 11, 2018 6:38 AM CST |
| My favorites are Summer Beauty & Millenium. They might be a little taller than 14" maybe around 16" but they both have great foliage that lasts all summer plus a long bloom time in mid-summer. Definitely worth putting in your garden. |
Name: Jo Ann Gentle Pittsford NY (Zone 6a) ge1836 Apr 11, 2018 9:02 AM CST |
| felicia ,here are the alliums I ordered. Mostly for the front of the garden . Graceful Beauty  Unifolium  Oeriofphlum  Kavertienze (sp)  |
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