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What are these, please?!
linzijayne74
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Hello, all; hope you're well. I was having a little tidy up in my border this afternoon and came across these! At first I thought they were Alliums (as I planted some here previously) but they don't look at all like the other Allium shoots I have growing elsewhere, plus I've never seen these pink tips on an Allium shoot before? I am baffled! Thanks very much in advance. 
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They look like a form of allium to me I'd have to say.
Pinkness -is that a word?- is often caused by cold weather. Whether this happens with bulbs, I don't know.
Have you tried to rub the leaves between your fingers and smell them? If those are allium they will smell like ... allium.
Thank you all for your comments! No, I haven't tried to rub the leaves; it's pretty wet here today but if it gives over a bit later I will do so. (Although I have a cold at the moment, so not sure if I'll smell anything?!). Thank you very much for your input.