Can you ID this purple coney flower, please?

Scoutsmum · Post by **Scoutsmum** » Apr 10, 2006 10:24 pm

My Friend just bought a house, and these are all along one side. The place is THICK with them!

KellieD · Post by **KellieD** » Apr 10, 2006 11:17 pm

Looks like an allium initially, but it is a bit early for them to be in bloom. Does the crushed foliage smell like onion?

My initial thought was camassia but their foliage isn't so broad.

Scoutsmum · Post by **Scoutsmum** » Apr 11, 2006 12:03 am

HA HA HA

I'll go over and sniff some leaves tomorrow!

Kas · Post by **Kas** » Apr 11, 2006 12:28 am

Oh shoot! I wanted one of those last Easter (or Mother's Day) when they had them at Fred Meyer. They aren't alliums. I can't remember what they were called. Ugh. Maybe it will come to me or someone else. They sure are pretty.

Kas

Post by **Chris_W** » Apr 11, 2006 9:58 am

Are they Camassia? Mine are really starting to come up quickly this year, but they never had such a large central stalk to them.

Scoutsmum · Post by **Scoutsmum** » Apr 11, 2006 11:05 am

I googled Camassia images, and what I saw didn't look like these. Camassia seem to be more elongated. These flowers are quit short and chubby.

I'll keep looking.

Justaysam · Post by **Justaysam** » Apr 11, 2006 9:13 pm

The one I bought was labled caribbean lily. I got it from Smith and Hawkins. It's a house plant here, and it is done flowering for this year. I usually kill all house plants, so I will prob. never see it bloom again

I did a search for it and it also gives Scilla peruviana, hope that helps.

Kas · Post by **Kas** » Apr 11, 2006 11:52 pm

That's what it is! I wanted to say hiacynth Spanish something or other.

I knew that wasn't it, but just couldn't place the name.

Kas