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Hair Allium Seeds?
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Posted by livingdedgrrl z5 OH (My Page) on Thu, Jun 19, 08 at 0:38
| I have Hair Allium (Allium sphaerocephalon) in my garden. It's more like the Hair Club Outdoors! I didn't plant that much originally, but suddenly it's all over the place. Now it's growing outof the cracks in the sidewalk, even. I'm not complaining. I love those plants and so does everybody else that sees them, but I'd like to control their distribution.
Where are the seeds? What do they look like? When/how do I collect them? (when they're done blooming, I don't even see any seeds on them or anything that resembles a seed) |
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RE: Hair Allium Seeds?
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- Posted by remy 6WNY (My Page) on
Tue, Jun 24, 08 at 21:59
Hi,
At the ends of the "hairs", seed pods develop. They are like balls on the ends, but if you look close, they are shaped more like fat shamrocks, lol. I would go take a pic, but it is dark outside. Hopefully you understand my odd description. Anyway, when the seed pods ripen they will turn from green to tan and the three sections will start to split open and you will see little black seed. I go around with a bag and break open the seed pods into the bag. You can plant them now, but waiting until late fall is probably better because there is less chance of the seed moving from where you planted them. You can also Winter Sow them and then plant them where you want in spring.
Just an FYI, allium seeds don't have a long viability like other seeds. They only last a year.
Remy |
RE: Hair Allium Seeds?
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- Posted by remy 6WNY (My Page) on
Tue, Jun 24, 08 at 22:00
Hi,
At the ends of the "hairs", seed pods develop. They are like balls on the ends, but if you look close, they are shaped more like fat shamrocks, lol. I would go take a pic, but it is dark outside. Hopefully you understand my odd description. Anyway, when the seed pods ripen they will turn from green to tan and the three sections will start to split open and you will see little black seed. I go around with a bag and break open the seed pods into the bag. You can plant them now, but waiting until late fall is probably better because there is less chance of the seed moving from where you planted them. You can also Winter Sow them and then plant them where you want in spring.
Just an FYI, allium seeds don't have a long viability like other seeds. They only last a year.
Remy |
RE: Hair Allium Seeds?
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| Aren't the sphaerocephalon, the 'Drumstick' Allium? |
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