Allium platycaule - cultivated plants |
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by Mark McDonough In this photo, one gets to compare the mature flower heads of Allium platycaule (the dense, hemispherical, pink-flowered plants) with the emerging flower heads of Allium falcifolium (2 bloom heads on the left). As can be seen, A. falcifolium has more tubular-shaped florets, of a deeper wine purple color, in a more open, loosely flowered head. The foliage tends to be more narrow, but is otherwise similar to Allium platycaule. Both are excellent rock garden allium species. The photo was taken the end of May. [ back to gallery of cultivated A. platycaule plants ] |
