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So are we saying that the Babington leek only comes from bulbils, so it must spread very slowly in the wild. It may be that they are actually seeds germinating but very small sprouting bulbils, I am going to shake some over some pots and see what happens.
oodlife, where do you dig out these interesting papers.
Am I remembering this correctly - did we have a discussion years ago about Babington Leek? I described mine, you described yours - and they were different? There is a nice list of similar species on page 4. I hope I remember this correctly. If it was somebody else or perhaps a discussion on another list, my apologies.
Using Pertzwiebel as search name did yield more info...see here...https://www.southernexposure.com/perennial-leek-oepri-perlzwiebel-2-oz-p-1440.html?zenid=i70j0o16rru76v15grn6ota3i7...although I'm still not any closer to the 'truth'...it does sound very much like 'my leek' ..and here http://heirloomonions.com/?page_id=728
Perlzwiebel is something different according to the description in the thesis (let's assume that is the correct classification).
...and talking about wild leeks..[url http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23754235 ][/url]How did I missed this news ..it was only last year...
Having been convinced that the seeds on my leeks were not viable since they seemed very soft and fail a germination test, they are now sprouting quite happily on the seed heads.
So are we saying that the Babington leek only comes from bulbils, so it must spread very slowly in the wild.