Plant identification

A COMMON NAME FOR THIS PLANT IS 'PREGNANT ONION'.....each one of those little seeds will drop into the ground and grow to make a new plant.....in one of my garden books it is called Egyptian Onion. Not for eating, just a novelty plant to have. I've shared them with many people and have several (always) in small pots just to give to others who come to view my garden . The flower is interesting when it is in bloom, pretty little flower clusters on a long, long stem.

very nice one

In Australia its called s pregnant onion. I have several or these plants. love them. Beutiful flower stalk of white flowers. Albutca

pregnant onion. Albuca bracteata. In australia. Wonderful to repot and sell at markets.

Also known as Egyptian Squill, before manufactured digitalis was the primary source for the drug.

Beautiful & interesting,! Where can I get this plant?

Squills are interesting plants. I just got a Silver Squill this year.

Sea onion. Ornithogalum caudatum.

the little pea like protrusions will become new plants

amarilus

The seeds of the 'Pregnant Onion' plant will drop off and plant themselves in the soil around the mother plant. You can take them out of the original container if you want and start them by just laying them on the soil in a new pot. I have one that I just left on the soil in the garden and now it is an interesting grouping of pregnant onions. I think they will grow in just about any soil. This plant gets a lot of comments from friends. One gal said "I do not want anything pregnant at my house!" and she would not take a plant I offered her! This plant grows well inside or outside in the garden. If you live in a colder area, better plan to bring it inside when weather gets cold, because the bulb will freeze, not a pretty site to see. A pile of mush. I cover my succulents that are outside in the winter months even though we live in Zone 9. We do sometimes have a heavy frost which is enough to take some plants. Do not over water them, they hold water in that bulb.

I started ten new pots of the Pregnant Onion today......small pots, used the 'seeds' that had dropped onto the ground from large plants. Some of the seeds had already started getting green shoots from the top. I'll take them to my Home and Garden Club next week and see if anyone is interested in them. I just hate throwing out plants but simply cannot keep all of them that volunteer from the larger plants that I have. We are still having cool weather here, usually at this time on the calender, it is hot, very strange weather this spring....still having rains also which is almost unheard of here in the central valley of California. Not complaining because I really do not like the high temps. 85 is about as high as I like. This spring has been good for multiplying my plants. Got several scented geraniums going very well from cuttings. Atar of Roses, my favorite!

I have Egyptian onions too..aka walking onions because the bulbetts are on the top spire of mine that fall down bec of the weight of them where the bulbs grow more plants.