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cindyeo
Duxbury, MA
(Zone 7a)

July 06, 2009
01:49 PM

Post #6785151

I've never had luck getting alliums to return year after year. I spent a lot of money on 5 gigantus ones last fall, they were beautiful this spring, I'd really like to have them bloom again next spring. I've recently learned (from this forum) that the reason tulips don't do well is they need a dry summer. Does this apply to alliums as well? Does anyone dig theirs up and store them over the summer in the basement? I was considering doing that. Here they were a few weeks ago:

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