Bulbs: Dreaming of Spring!!!! Blooms from 2010, 1 by cathy166

cathy166 wrote:
Knitty, alliums start very early and look like a pretty little rosette if I recall, When I first saw them pop up so early, I wasn't sure what they were. As the leaves grow, and they grow a lot, the bloom is still inside maturing. By the time it sends up its stem, it's got to be several weeks later, and by that time, the strap-like leaves are pretty well shot.

I always try to photograph the progress of the garden to refresh memory, but I don't remember the smaller alliums.

We did a lot of container gardening on our deck last year, but I was not as pleased with the production from the bulbs. The fritillaria, which can be seen as healthy new plants, died early on, probably because they were planted improperly.