Solved Plant ID please

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  1. Max6389

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    Hello
    can you ID this plant please. Grew Very quickly and can’t remember seeing it before
     
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    I'm not certain, but I think it's a Nectaroscordum siculum.

    Nick
     
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      Those are lovely. I just ordered 10 bulbs. ‘Mediterranean Bells’.
       
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        I'm not generally a fan of bulbs but yes, I do love these and will also eventually add some Fritilaria persica to my garden which I absolutely adore!

        fritillaria persica - Recherche Google

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        They are lovely plants and when the flowers finish all the 'bells' go upwards and form a cone. Then they are good in dried flower arrangements.

        A word of warning:- if you don't want them to take over your garden remove the seed heads before they drop the seeds. Each plant has hundreds of seeds. They're the Allium family so form garlic/onion like bulbs. If the seeds drop they tend to work their way fairly deep down into the soil and the new plants end up with deep bulbs that can be difficult to dig out if they become invasive.

        The leaves smell strongly of garlic/onion.
         
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          We used to sell hundreds of them at our open garden. Full size plants, in flower, three for a pound. Now that we no longer open our garden we still dig loads up and bin them. We've filled three wheelie bins with them this year - so far.
           
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            There is a relative of this species N tripedale; that I think has a nicer looking flower and is less inclined to spread rampantly.
            The smell reminds me of burning rubber, but that's me.
             
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              Looks a nice plant.
              Nectaroscordum tripedale – RarePlants

              Quote from above...
              "This species makes very few, or no, offsets and as it take 6 or more years to flower from seed it is scarce and expensive,"
               
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                The single one I have had for the past few years was a no show this spring. Might have to treat myself.
                 
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