What's this flower?
Hi folks - new to the forum, and pretty new to gardening. I'm trying to find out what type of flower my neighbor has/had. It was a tall flower, shaped like a spikey white ball, sitting atop a long thick stalk, almost looking bamboo-like. About 3 feet tall. Imagine taking one of those big white 4th of July fireworks and popping it on a stick and you get the idea. Anyone? They have since dried out and I have seeds to plant, but know nothing about them and the neighbor's gone. Also, if anyone has any additional suggestions, like how to plant the seeds, maintenance, etc., that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Hi Susunow,
You don't say where this flower was grown and I could be wrong if you are in a tropical climate, but I suspect it's some type of Allium aka onion. Yup, there are ornamental onions and many, many different varieties of them. Is this what your plant looks like?
https://www.tulipworld.com/tulip.asp?contentloc=/find/catalogcontent/C-Spr-Alliums.asp%3Ftheme%3DC-Spr-Alliums
Allium nigrum
https://www.lejardindesophie.net/jardinautes/sophie/paplantes/a/alliumnigrum.htm
Allium 'Mount Everest'
https://www.lejardindesophie.net/jardinautes/sophie/paplantes/a/alliumounteverest.htm
Allium fistulosum
https://www.sci.muni.cz/bot_zahr/fotografie/venkovni%20rostliny/Allium%20fistulosum.jpg
Allium tuberosum
https://www.sci.muni.cz/bot_zahr/fotografie/venkovni%20rostliny/Allium%20tuberosum.jpg
Allium turcomanicum
https://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/potd/2005/09/allium_turcomanicum.php
Newt
You don't say where this flower was grown and I could be wrong if you are in a tropical climate, but I suspect it's some type of Allium aka onion. Yup, there are ornamental onions and many, many different varieties of them. Is this what your plant looks like?
https://www.tulipworld.com/tulip.asp?contentloc=/find/catalogcontent/C-Spr-Alliums.asp%3Ftheme%3DC-Spr-Alliums
Allium nigrum
https://www.lejardindesophie.net/jardinautes/sophie/paplantes/a/alliumnigrum.htm
Allium 'Mount Everest'
https://www.lejardindesophie.net/jardinautes/sophie/paplantes/a/alliumounteverest.htm
Allium fistulosum
https://www.sci.muni.cz/bot_zahr/fotografie/venkovni%20rostliny/Allium%20fistulosum.jpg
Allium tuberosum
https://www.sci.muni.cz/bot_zahr/fotografie/venkovni%20rostliny/Allium%20tuberosum.jpg
Allium turcomanicum
https://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/potd/2005/09/allium_turcomanicum.php
Newt
Great news! We found it. Yes, they will grow from seed. Just sprinkle the, where you want them now or in the fall, press into the soil and in a couple to three years you will have flowers. The seeds will grow into little onion bulbs that will produce flowers. Different alliums germinate at different rates, so you may not seed seedlings until spring.
This is an interesting site. Click on 'Seeds and seed pods' and then look for allium. You see what the seeds, pods (you alread know these) and sprouts look like.
https://theseedsite.co.uk/
And another interesting site.
https://earthnotes.tripod.com/seeds.htm
Newt
This is an interesting site. Click on 'Seeds and seed pods' and then look for allium. You see what the seeds, pods (you alread know these) and sprouts look like.
https://theseedsite.co.uk/
And another interesting site.
https://earthnotes.tripod.com/seeds.htm
Newt