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Why wouldn't it, Simon? Onions, garlic, chives, spring onions, shallots are all alliums, plus one or two decorative varieties. That is one way in which they propagate and propagation without any chance of reaching maturity seems unlikely. Give it a go!
I agree with Mike. Give it a go.
You've nothing to lose Simon.
I do have something to lose. Flowering for a couple of years i assume. These were big top size expensive bulbs and i'll be a bit annoyed if i now have a couple of years of no flowers.
I ordered some more this year and am intrigued to see if they do the same. The way they came apart seemed so natural but i haven't tried these new oversized varieties before and have never has this issue with other bulbs which if bulblets form they are little extra.
Do you think i should try and group the small bulblets into bunches of 3/4 to make a false bigger bulb or just seperate them out individually? I would be astounded if a small bulblet like this could produce the 2 foot tall stem and massive 6'' heads i enjoyed in their first year.
Grouped or separately the new plants will grow to the size they will grow to. You have little choice with the ones you have taken out of the ground and dried other than to throw them away or to separate them into single cloves then plant them and see what happens.
If you watch closely you will probably find the stems and flowers come from those new "bulblets", or cloves, each year rather than from the same ones as the previous year.
Once planted the cloves should develop, whether to the size of the parent remains to be seen. They may mature into fine specimens. Or they may simply round off and remain as single-clove bulbs and the stalks may be muted. In which case, dry them off again and re-plant in November.
Leave the ones you bought this year until spring rather than pulling them up in November to get better formed cloves for planting out. From your description they sound like something akin to elephant garlic, actually more leek than onion but an allium family member nevertheless. In any event, unless you are happier to go on spending on new ones as your old stock bolts or dies off it is as well to learn how to care for and propagate them.
'' I would be astounded if a small bulblet like this could produce the 2 foot tall stem and massive 6'' heads i enjoyed in their first year.:''
Hey Simon - go for it!