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Allium aflatunense 'Purple Sensation'
ht: 36 in. - often taller than species typical
fc: violet-purple - darker, richer
fd: larger
so:
McClure & Zimmerman

Allium 'Beau Regard'
ht: 3-4 ft.
fc: light violet
fd: sphaerical head, easily to 8 in., larger and more densely flowered than A. christophii
ch: 4
aw: RHS AGM
so:
McClure & Zimmerman

Allium cepa 'Key White'
ht: 1.3m
fc: white
aw: RHS AM 1997
so:
Cotswold Garden Flowers

Allium cepa var. proliferum 'Prosser'
or: there is a Dr. Prosser and leading onion researcher.
so:
Cotswold Garden Flowers (2001 online catalog)

Allium cernuum 'Hidcote'
ht: 45cm - taller than species typical, more robust growth overall.
fc: rose purple
infl: nodding, larger head than species typical
aw: RHS AGM
so:
Cotswold Garden Flowers

Allium cernuum 'Keystone Pink'
ns: a listed name

Allium cernuum 'Oxy White'
ht: 20 in.
ha: said to be slower growing than species
fc: white
bt: late July

Allium cernuum [red violet]
fc: reddish-violet

Allium cyaneum 'Mt. Sinai'
ht: 12-14 in.
fc: lavender-purple
fd: "silver dollar size"
bt: July-September

Allium 'Firmament'
ht: 24-30 in
fc: dark purple and silver, overall rose-purple
infl: 3-6 in. wide
so: www.brentandbeckysbulbs.com

Allium fistulosum 'Streaker'
ht: 50cm
lc: grey with cream streaks
so:
Cotswold Garden Flowers

Allium fistulosum 'Welch Red' ('Red Welch')
fc: "not so red" says Cotswold (online catalog 2001)
ns: the RHS Plant Finder uses the second name.
so:
Cotswold Garden Flowers

Allium flavum 'Blue Leaf'
lc: distinctly more blue green

Allium flavum 'Golden Showers'
ns: a listed, improved variant.

Allium giganteum 'Ambassador' (4/7)
ht: 36-48 in. tall
st: stronger than some A. giganteum, improved over it
fc: rich purple
so: www.mzbulb.com (Fall 2007 Catalog: back cover)

Allium 'Gladiator' (A. aflatunense x A. elatum (macleanni))
ht: 40-68 in. - reports vary widely
fc: rose-purple tinged blue
fd: 6 in globe inflor.
ft: inflor. compact, densely flowered
bt: May to June
ch: 4
so:
Van Engelen
so:
McClure & Zimmerman

Allium 'Globemaster' (A. christophii x A. elatum (macleanni))
ht: 24-40 in.
fc: violet
fd: inflor. up to 10 in. wide
bt: up to 1 month duration
ch: 4
so:
McClure & Zimmerman

Allium 'His Excellency'
ht: 120cm
fc: bluish-purple
so:
Beeches Nursery

Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation'
ht: 90cm
fc: purple

Allium hollandicum 'Purple Surprise'
ht: 28-32 in.
fc: magenta purple
infl: globos ehead

Allium jesdianum = A. rosenbachianum (in part)
ns: we are following the RHS Horticultural database in this referral.

Allium karataviense 'Ivory Queen'
ht: 8 in. - species typical
fc: ivory white
fd: inflor. 6 in. wide
lc: blue-green, semi-showy
ch: 4
so:
McClure & Zimmerman

Allium karataviense 'Red Globe'
ht: 30-40cm
fc: reddish-purple
infl: 12cm wide head
so:
Hillkeep.ca

Allium 'Lucy Ball' (A. aflatunense x A. elatum)
ht: 36-48 in.
fc: dark lilac purple
fd: inflor. 5 in. wide
bt: June-July
ch: 4
id: same parents as 'Gladiator'
so:
McClure & Zimmerman

Allium 'Mars' (A. stipitatum x A. aflatunense)
ht: 36-48 in.
fc: deep lavender purple
fd: inflor. 6 in. wide
ch: 3
so:
McClure & Zimmerman

Allium moly 'Jeannine'
ht: 12 in.
gr: more vigorous than species typical
fc: yellow - apparently typical shade
fd: inflor. larger in 2-3 in. wide, sometimes with 2 umbels per stem
ch: 3
so:
McClure & Zimmerman

Allium 'Mount Everest' (A. stipitatum x A. aflatunense)
ht: 36-48 in.
fc: pure white
fd: inflor. 6 in. wide
lu: white variant of 'Mars' and nice when interplanted together.
eval: best tall white Allium hybrid to date
ch: 3
so:
McClure & Zimmerman

Allium oreophilum 'Zwanenburg'
ht: 18cm
fc: bright carmine
infl: loose head
so:
Cotswold Garden Flowers

Allium 'Pinball Wizard'' (4/7)
ht: 24-28 in. tall
fc: silvery-lilac
fd: infl. 8=-10 in. wide - similar to 'Globemaster' and contrasting with it
so: www.mzbulb.com (Fall 2007 Catalog: back cover)

Allium porrum 'St Victor'
ns: listed in the RHS Plant Finder 1999. We have no catalog or online data for it either.

Allium 'Rien Poortvliet'
ht: 36 in.
ch: 4
fc: amethyst violet or "violet mauve"
ft: spherical inflor. composed of 100+ flowers
or: said to be a 'Gladiator' sport by one report.
so:
Van Engelen

Allium rosenbachianum 'Akbulak'
so:
Cotswold Garden Flowers (online catalog 2001 without description)

Allium rosenbachianum 'Album'
fc: white

Allium rosenbachianum 'Michael Hoog'
ht: 100cm
fc: rose-purple to violet
infl: loose globe shape to 4 in. wide
or: Janis Ruksans collected in Uzbekistan in 1982
so:
Cotswold Garden Flowers

Allium rosenbachianum 'Purple King'
ht: 60cm
fc: dark purple with whitish stamens
so:
Cotswold Garden Flowers

Allium rosenbachianum 'Shing'
ht: 90cm
fc: dark violet-purple
or: collected in Shing Valley
so:
Beeches Nursery

Allium 'Round and Purple' (A. christophii x A. elatum) (4/7)
ht: 32-40 in.
fc: dark purple
infl: 8-12 in. wide
so: www.mzbulb.com (Fall 2007 Catalog: back cover)

Allium sarawschanicum 'Agalik'
fc: rich purple. Pedicels light green
bt: up to two weeks before cultivar 'Chinoro'

Allium sarawschanicum 'Chinoro'
ht: 50-70 in.
fc: deep purple
fd: inflor. 8-10cm wide
ll: 40cm
lw: 7cm
or: collected near Chinoro in Tajikistan in 1982
so:
Hillkeep.ca

Allium 'Satellite'
so:
Cotswold Garden Flowers ("very ordinary angulosum type - USA seed source")

Allium schoenoprasm 'Album'
fc: white or near white
ns, id: typically, the named clones listed below are superior in quality

Allium schoenoprasm 'Amel Priest'
ht: 22 in. - very tall
fc: light rose pink

Allium schoenoprasm 'Black Isle Blush'
ht: 30cm
fc: mauve with dark pink blushes near the center, very showy
aw: RHS AGM 1995
originator, source:
Poyntzfield Herbs

Allium schoenoprasm 'Corsica White'
ht: 6 in.
fc: white

Allium schoenoprasm 'Curly Mauve' (8/4)
lc: green as species
ls: blades spiralled and twisted
fc: greyish-lavender
photo: Allium Central (online website 2004)

Allium schoenoprasm 'Fineleaf'
ht: 12 in.
lt: thinner blades than species typical, being more suitable for some culinary uses.
so:
Botanee Greenworks

Allium schoenoprasm 'Fitlau'
ha: uniform from seed
lt: medium to fine texure by cultivar standards today
fc: dark blue-green
dr: rust resistant
prop: F1 hybrid
so:
B & T World Seeds

Allium schoenoprasm 'Forescate'
fc: bright pink, more showy

Allium schoenoprasm 'Forncett Forescate'
ht: 25cm
fc: rose-purple
or: Four Seasons as seedling, presumably from 'Forescate'
so:
Four Seasons

Allium schoenoprasm 'Forncett Purple'
ns: listed in the RHS Plant Finder 2000 and not since. Presumably from Four Seasons Nursery of
ns: England which uses this cultivar name series. Four Seasons does have a 'Forncett Forescate' (see
ns: above).

Allium schoenoprasm 'Glaucum'
lc: blades more glaucous blue, showy

Allium schoenoprasm 'Groala' ('Grolau')
ht: 8-10 in. - reports to 12 in. also seen.
ha: compact, less prone to becoming yellowed and leggy as windowsill herb plant. Growth is more
ha: erect than typical. Overall it is very durable.
flavor: more intense flavor
lt: produced "high dry matter" content
fc: pink
or: Switzerland
lu: this variety is most desirable for indoor (kitchen) herb plantings
so:
H and H Botanicals
so:
Carroll Gardens
so:
Botanee Greenworks

Allium schoenoprasm 'Hylau Cut'
ha: strong
fc: bright green
lu: forces well indoors
prop: F1 hybrid
so:
B & T World Seeds

Allium schoenoprasm 'Jupiter' (3/6)
ha: upright, strong foliage
fc: dark purple with reddish center
fd: larger inflor.
so, in: Mulberrycreek.com (online catalog 2006), their own introduction

Allium schoenoprasm 'Mars' (3/6)
fc: reddish-salmon, slightly more red than 'Forescate'
so, in: Mulberrycreek.com (online catalog 2006), their own introduction

Allium schoenoprasm 'Neptune' (3/6)
fc: bluish-lavender
fd: larger, more globose inflor.
so, in: Mulberrycreek.com (online catalog 2006), their own introduction

Allium schoenoprasm 'Pink Perfection' ('Roseum')
fc: nice pink shade
aw: RHS AGM 1995
source:
Poyntzfield Herbs

Allium schoenoprasm 'Polyphant'
ht: 45cm - taller than species typical in gardens
fc: light rose pink
lc: blue-green

Allium schoenoprasm 'Purly' ('Purley')
ht: 12 in.
ha: upright with strong tubular leaves
lc: green
lt: medium to heavy texture by modern cultivar standards
fc: pink
so:
Botanee Greenworks

Allium schoenoprasm 'Schnittlauch'
ht: 8 in.
so:
H and H Botanicals

Allium schoenoprasm 'Shepherd's Crook'
ls: blades twisted and contorted as the name implies.

Allium schoenoprasm 'Silver Chimes' ('Silver Chives')
ht: 25cm
fc: glowing silvery white
ns: one occasionally sees this as 'Silver Chives' which of course is prohibited by the nomenclature
ns: codes - common names be used in cultivar names.
so:
Cotswold Garden Flowers

Allium schoenoprasm 'Solaris' (3/6)
fc: white
so, in: Mulberrycreek.com (online catalog 2006), their own introduction as improved 'Album' seedling

Allium schoenoprasm 'Staro'
ht: 12 in.
lt: blades thicker, heavier than most cultivars
fd: larger than species typical which may have ornamental advantages.
lu: this culinary variety freezes very well due to it's thick texture.
so:
Botanee Greenworks

Allium schoenoprasm 'Wallington White'
fc: white

Allium schoenoprasm 'Wilau'
ha: erect, vigorous
lt: medium to thick by cultivar standards
fc: bright blue-green
lu: forcing indoors or outdoor use (both)
dr: rust resistant
so:
B & T World Seeds

Allium senescens var. glaucum 'Blue Eddy' (8/4)
lc: silvery-blue as the variety
ls: blades spiralled and twisted
or: Mark McDonough
photo: Allium Central (online website 2004)

Allium senescens var. glaucum
lc: more glaucous blue, quite showy

Allium senescens var.montanum 'Pink Pepper'
ht: 6 in.
fc: rose pink
lc: green - unlike var. glaucum cultivars

Allium senescens var. montanum 'Rotunda'
ht: 20 in.
fc: rose pink
lc: dark green

Allium senescens 'Special'
ht: 15 in.
fc: rose pink

Allium 'Silver Spring' (4/7)
ht: 18-36 in.
fc: cream, silver, burgundy tints giving a silvery-rose mix
ch: 4
lc: light green
so: www.brentandbeckysbulbs.com (Spring/Fall 2007 Catalog: 55)

Allium sphaerocephalon HAIRŪ
ht: 18-32 in.
fc: reddish-purple
ft: hair-like, greenish-yellow pedicels of various length protrude
fd: inflor. 2.0 in. wide
or: sport of species
so:
McClure & Zimmerman

Allium stipitatum 'Glory of Pamir'
ht: 36-48 in.
fc: purplish-pink
infl: 4-5 in. heads
so:
Odyessybulbs.com

Allium 'Sugar Melt' (2/5)
ht: dwarf
fc: whitish-pink buds open rich medium pink
bt: later in season
lc: green
lt: strap-like

Allium tanguticum 'Blue Skies'
ht: 24 in
ha: rhizomatous, clump-forming with age
fc: light lavender-blue
ft: umbel
fd: 2 in.
lu: cut flower, mass planting
ch: 4
so:
McClure & Zimmerman

Allium tanguticum 'Summer Beauty'
ht: 18-20 in. - shorter than 'Blue Skies'
fc: darker lavender blue - darker than 'Blue Skies'
ft: umbel
fd: 2 in.
lc: glossy
lu: cut flower, mass planting
ch: 4
prop: said to be non-seeding
so:
Cotswold Garden Flowers
so:
McClure & Zimmerman