[pbs] Allium drummondii
Joe Shaw
jshaw at opuntiads.com
Thu Nov 23 13:49:07 EST 2006
Hi Gang,
Texas has several Allium wildflowers. I'm unfamiliar with most of them.
However, one that I know and enjoy is Allium drummondii. It is not an east
Texas plant, but it is easy to find just 50-100 miles west of Houston.
Rather, it is easy to find when in bloom; after spring the plants are
difficult to find, especially in grassy areas.
The diminutive plants grow happily in my yard in areas that are well drained
and never flooded. I have lavender-pink-flowering types, but I've seen near
white flowers, and white with pink keels, near Del Rio, TX.
I don't know how hardy the Texas plants are, but suspect they will do fine
well into USDA climate zone 7. The species is found into northern Nebraska,
and perhaps plants from that region are exceptionally hardy.
Cordially,
Joe
Conroe TX
LINK: Allium drummondii (Flora of North America online)
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101355
LINK: Photos, A. drummondii
http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/mbierner/bio406d/images/pics/all/allium_drummondii.htm
LINK: North American Allium species list
http://www.plantbuzz.com/Allium/Species/Amer/american.htm
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