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Expert: Laura Walker - 9/3/2004


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I have seen a  plant, I think it is a bulb.  It has log stems with pom pom like flowers which are purple/mauve,  I think they can get to about a metre tall.  The name possibly sounds like allysium but it's not that.  

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Belinda,
You are describing the largest of the Alliums,which are in the ornamental onions family. I believe it is called "Globemaster" in the bulb catalogs.You plant them in the fall with Tulips and Daffodils.I haven't seen them for sell in Garden centers but I will give you some references to look at on the web.
McClure & Zimmerman, Dutch Gardens, Van Bourgondiens,Van Dycks,Jackson & Perkins,White Flower Farm.

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Laura Walker

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I own a small landscaping business in Zone 6,Western Kentucky.My expertise is mostly low maintenance perennials,ornamental shrubs and trees,herbs,bulbs.

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All my clients are local residents of the western Ky. area.Zone 6.I have had my business for about 15 years.Have 20 years experience raising perennials from seed,stem cuttings,root division.(approx have 200 different perennials)Also multiply and raise bulbs for sale and client use.
I am certified in horticultural landscape design.My expertise is mostly formal English garden design and Cottage garden design for residential landscapes.

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