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Is this flower a type of allium? Any help you can share would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Dab Flower Fanatic says:

Laura735. We have a winner: Echinops sphaerocephalu. You are batting 1,000! Thanks for your help.

November 2nd, 2017 at 2:08pm
laura735 Master Identifier says:

Link to E. ritro species. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinops_ritro

October 30th, 2017 at 12:24am
laura735 Master Identifier says:

Check out species & cultivars of globe thistle in the genus Echinops. Some of the species are E. ritro (southern globe-thistle), E. sphaerocephalus (glandular globe-thistle), etc… Click on images to enlarge from the included links. Best wishes! Link for glandular globethistle species. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinops_sphaerocephalus

October 30th, 2017 at 12:01am

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