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ID this lovely perennial please?

FledglingCottageGardenerFledglingCottageGardener Posts: 26
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We moved to a new house about six weeks ago and I don’t think this was there to start with, hence I think it is a perennial. It has these 3/4 ft tall flower stems held above the plant. 
Can anybody tell me what it is please? Thank you

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Allium nectaroscordum
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • FledglingCottageGardenerFledglingCottageGardener Posts: 26
    Fairygirl said:
    Allium nectaroscordum
    Thank you so much! It is a lovely plant so I am very glad to know what it is now. 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Not an allium I've ever grown [I think!] but it's very popular. 
    Enjoy  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    It's a bulb, but comes back every spring and bulks up quikly. 
    Devon.
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Its become a bit of a weed here, have to keep digging clumps up.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    punkdoc said:
    Its become a bit of a weed here, have to keep digging clumps up.
    Stop bragging 😉 That’s like complaining cos your asparagus is too prolific 🙄 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    I love it.  When the flowers finish they close and turn upwards till their seeds are ripe enough to shed.  They go a soft caramel beige colour and look like mini Disney fairy castles.   

    Like any other bulb you need to leave the foliage at least 6 weeks before cutting it back so the leaves can feed the bulbs for next year's display. 
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I'm glad it's not just me that thinks of fairy castle turrets when I see the seed pods :)
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • pinkskyinthecitypinkskyinthecity Posts: 109
    They're great for bees like all the other alliums. 
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