What was that herb? (Or onion)

crosseyedsheep · Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:20 pm Post subject: What was that herb? (Or onion)

Hi,

I was at a wedding in Kilashee house in Naas a few weeks ago, they have a really nice herb garden just outside one of the function rooms. Anyway there was a really attractive plant in the middle of the patch which I didn't recognise, it looked like an onion gone to seed but the seed head was much bigger, brobably bigger than a tennis ball and was purple or lilac in colour. Anyone know what it was? Sorry I didn't have the camera handy.

volga · Hazel Tree Joined: 15 Jun 2006 Posts: 37 Location: Dublin

Sounds like an ornamental onion or Allium to me, crosseyedsheep

GPI · Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 1:44 pm Post subject:

Was it anything like this, crosseyedsheep?

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crosseyedsheep · Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 2:58 pm Post subject:

GPI · Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 1:09 am Post subject:

Those Allium flower heads are appox 3 inches across.
You could have seen Allium christophii which has a lavender coloured flower head up to 1 ft across.
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