Medusa Alliums Back For First Spring - Island Bed - March 2026
I noticed some green peeking through the mulch up front, along the driveway in the Island Bed. It seemed out of place and I immediately thought it might be a weed of some sort. I've started to notice the Wild Onions starting to fire up in the backyard and worried that somehow they had migrated up into the Island bed. Then...I looked closer. I saw this: And, I saw a few more scattered around the same area: And, then I saw all five of them scattered along the driveway. Two rows of two with one in front: And, I realized that these aren't weeds. But, they're not wild onions. But, they *are* onions. Last Summer, I planted five Medusa Alliums up there after buying them from Northwind Perennial Farm up in Wisconsin. These didn't do exceptionally well last year and faded pretty early. But, as a gardener, I'm learning that sometimes that happens in year one - when you plant a new perennial. They don't thrive in ...