Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: Allium validum

My Flowers of Spring & Summer project took time to evolve and at first These days I put extra views below my favorite image, but originally I saved extra views to post at a later date. There are about 25 pictures that I would love to share as time permits! Explored on October 15, 2012, highest position #143.

[best appreciated at full size against black] Our property features a few seasonal wet areas: a pond, a busy, well-defined stream which empties into the pond, and a run-off area where the rain percolates from our hillside, through our big meadow, down our granite valley and empties in a nearly flat depression through our lower forest down to the main road. The slabs of rock are covered with a thin covering of dirt and moss, and there many wet-environment flowers flourish until the area dries out in mid May. Right now the area is covered with flowers from the top of our hill all the way down to the road, including millions of these beauties, our little wild onions! (I'll be posting blossom pictures in the next couple of weeks!) Swamp Onions are common in California and the Pacific Northwest, and can be fournd in sunny, wet meadows with well-drained soil...which is exactly where they are found on our property! The bulbs can be eaten, but tend to be fibrous; the flowers are sometimes used as salad garnishes. Swamp onions, like some other plants in the Allium genus (which includes garlic) can be planted in gardens to deter moths and other insects. If you would like to know more about Swamp Onions, Wiki has a page here: Swamp Onion (Allium validum) This image was taken in April, 2012.

My Flowers of Spring & Summer folder are overflowing with extra pictures that I haven't posted, so I thought I'd feature a couple today! Back in May I posted the 49th Flower, the Swamp Onion. I only showed the bud at that time, but you never got to see the flower! They are usually white but this one had a pink blush to the blossoms and took my breath away! Here's the information I posted originally: Swamp Onions are common in California and the Pacific Northwest, and can be fournd in sunny, wet meadows with well-drained soil...which is exactly where they are found on our property! The bulbs can be eaten, but tend to be fibrous; the flowers are sometimes used as salad garnishes. Swamp onions, like some other plants in the Allium genus (which includes garlic) can be planted in gardens to deter moths and other insects. If you would like to know more about Swamp Onions, Wiki has a page here: Swamp Onion (Allium validum) Thanks for all of your visits, comments and favorites! I got a few minutes to charge around and visit about 60 of you yesterday and I enjoyed every moment of it! I look forward to having more free time in about 4 days, YAY!!