Looking for flowering allium bulbs. All I have are Purple Sensation so I would love some more. I have the following, let me know if you're interested. Bergenia purpurea Cranesbill/geranium - looks like shepherd's warning to me Daisies - white Day Lily - Yellow stella d'oro Ferns - various Heliopsis - unnamed - close to Tuscan Sun but grows approx 4ft Hosta - various unnamed varieties (most are either solid blues or green with variegated edges) Liriope - white - divisions/runners Rose Campion Rosemary - its looking a little rough but I'm sure someone more experienced in growing rosemary could do it some go Salvia May Night Sedum Autumn Joy (unrooted cuttings) Bulbs: unnamed daffodils, tulips and muscari

I doubt you have anything to worry about any more provided your bed has good drainage. The bloom comes up from the basal plate of the bulb; so I doubt you did that any damage either. If any thing my guess is that you were far more solicitous than you had to be.

There are many variations - but I suspect that yours may be starting slowly from too much heat. Can you arrange some shade/filtered sun using other plants nearby? If you started from seed, Allium can look like tiny grass the first year when it sprouts - so be careful not to pull grass-like seedlings in that area! Yes, for several years new seed and small bulbs will grow larger and be more rewarding each season. And if you cut (mince and eat like chives) the leaves about the point where they flop, you may find that your Allium begins to feed bulbs and multiply from the base. The flowers will throw seed - or you can collect the seed when it begins to dry - and perhaps begin seedlings indoors, or in shade before planting out, to minimize heat-struggle. Flowering Stalks should be firm - so provide mulch &/or Am water if possible. Once flowering begins, it is normal for leaves to flop and die back to feed bulbs. We have opposite problems. I recently moved massive droopy peonies that were not blooming enough, and some over-vigorous clumps of ornamental Allium (medium size purple-globes) to the sunny front garden, and took care - so that the ground does not parch in peak sun...as that is the only spot where that is a risk for me. I added compost and to help hold moisture, and bulbs are aided by a top moist mulch, and the variety of other plants all around for filtered shade at the base. I intend to eat most of the spicy leaves as I don't care for more Sword-play in my garden by late spring - after masses of tulips, narcissus, and hycinths have quit and the lillies and iris are taking over...and Crocosmia ileaves are waiting to join the dance. I'm adding a Dahlia border to the sword beds...and am excited that a Bachelor's button has already pushed thru the mass of swords to bloom cutely. All are worth growing - in their display seasons. Growth and dormant seasons is balanced with other Perennials and annuals. Adding sheer Dahlia foliage mass to existing Roses and monster Rhodies - and by gosh, there's not much dang subtlety about who rules each season in this section of the urban rain forest. Whoo-ah...now to get back to that rain-or-shine deadheading - or the jungle-look will rule. Having so much Spring rain in the PAC NW - we wind up with too much foliage & dense shade unless we deadhead, prune, pull, divide and hack back plants regularly. Wonder if I'll get the courage to prune that lush Magnolia this year - for more light?

I have Iris's for trade. I would like large globe varieties.