Allium tuberosum

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Allium tuberosum

Plant (HPS Number P00774)

Notes:
Date donated: 11th Jan 2009
Donor: Trevor Walton

RHS Number and Name Designation (if any): 877 - accepted name
  • Date added to the website: 23rd Mar 2023
  • Date updated on the website: 18th Dec 2024
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Battle for the Bog by Philip Ramsbottom
Publication: Cornucopia
Edition: 54: Autumn 2024

Striking maroon-veined leaves

Le Jardin de la Mothe – a remarkable garden by Liz Wells
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 2 Autumn 2024

Potted bulbs add colour beneath the ligustrum halo © John Seiffer

Making a Name for Themselves by Sandra Hartley
Publication: Cornucopia
Edition: 54: Autumn 2024

Seseli gummiferum

More colour, less work – perfect plants for ‘hands-off’ gardening by Gillian Taylor
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 2 Autumn 2024

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Resilient city planting – theory and practice by Gillian Taylor
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 47 No 1 Spring 2026

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RHS Chelsea 2025 by Val Bourne
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 46 No 2 Autumn 2025

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Self-seeders by Bob Brown
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 46 No 2 Autumn 2025

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Shrubs may have their day, again by James Miller
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 46 No 2 Autumn 2025

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Small is beautiful – alpines in borders by Mike Holcombe
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 2 Autumn 2024

Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis f. multiplex ‘Plena’ © Souren Ala
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Kevin Line Mini Blog December 2025
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On a Chalk Hillside – September 2025
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HPS Member Ann-Marie Powell wins an RHS Award for designing the Octavia Hill Garden

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