Mixed rose border, my coastal Maine gardens, PHippsburg in late June
Allium ×proliferum, also called Common Onion, Egypitian Walking Onion, Egyptian Onion, and Tree onions, are a common, herbaceous perennial onion in Maine gardens. The greens are edible and especially good in spring when they are tender. They can be used like scallion greens but have a stronger onion flavor. The flowering tops turn into bulbs that then drop from their own weight to the ground where they then root, thus "walking" across a garden.. For more on this fascinating member of the garlic family, see Confessions Of An Onion Addict at http://www.garden.org/articles/articles.php?q=show&id=1727&page=4
Lupines, Phippsburg, Maine Lupines are not native to Maine. They were introduced by the Europeans. They have so successfully naturalized that most people think of them as native. For a list of protected and endangered wildflowers in Maine see http://plants.usda.gov/java/threat Wildflowers should be left undisturbed where they are found. To uproot and attempt to transplant them puts the species at risk. Wildflowers are dependent on very specific soil, water and light requirements which a home gardener can rarely reproduce.
