What are these bulbous seedlings?

Joyce Goldenlily · February 2023

I grew some alliums one year and have had seedlings the same as yours ever since.

Lyn · February 2023

I’ve got those as well, I spend 2 hours the other day digging them out from a very small bed, and there are millions of tiny white bulbs ready to grow next year. They come up with a hard red head with green tendrils coming out from it. They do have a specific name, I actually saw them for sale on a site.
Don't be tempted to buy them, 😀

Fairygirl · February 2023

There's one called 'Hair' @Lyn - that might be the one you're thinking of

The sphaeros are just fairly ordinary - small, tapered, reddish purple heads

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Lyn · February 2023

I’ve got those as well @Fairygirl, The flowers open on those and the bees love them, these useless things must be a wild version, they don’t open so neither use nor ornament! 😀

I do know they are prolific breeders, dig up one bulb and there a hundred of tiny ones.

Fairygirl · February 2023

Lyn said:

they don’t open so neither use nor ornament! 😀

I can think of a few people that fit that description too...

Lyn · February 2023

Absolutely @Fairygirl. And they still keep posting 😀

Fairygirl · February 2023

Lyn said:

Absolutely @Fairygirl. And they still keep posting 😀

Lyn · February 2023

I’m sure that info will help Ruby no end😀

philippasmith2 · February 2023

You can talk until you are blue in the face - and that's not just because you are feeling a bit chilly

What are these bulbous seedlings?

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