Probably the best display of Alliums I’ve seen, a special project this year at the Utrecht Botanical Garden, showing off the diversity in the onion family!
Quite a few of the plants were sourced from the Dutch Allium maestro, Wietse Mellema, without whom (and Gerard van Buiten) I doubt it would have been this special!
Enjoy!
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Utrecht in the Netherlands has one of the great botanical gadens in Europe alongside Royal Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh, Gothenburg and Kew Gardens! I had a stopover for a few hours on my way to Austria on 9th June and being relatively close to the airport this was the natural place to go for the edimental fancier! So, here is an album of edible plants I spotted that day! It was good to meet my FB friend Gerard van Buiten in the flesh for the first time too! Another post will show pictures of the Allium border which is new this year!
The world famous rock garden at Utrecht
Fort Hoofddijk
Near the entrance, the first surprise, Crambe amabilis, a species I’ve never seen before…
Crambe amabilis
Toona sinensis, xiāngchūn, one of the very best leaf vegetables, extensively used in China (often blanched on tree). The leaves have an oniony taste!
