The onion-like odor of the cut foliage should be a dead giveaway that its an
Allium.

Its Allium aflatunense

There are dozens of pictures of it on-line.
http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...ff&q=allium+af
latunense&btnG=Google+Search



Thalocean2 wrote in message
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It's got a tulip type base and leaves, a very tall stem and a ball of tiny
purple flowers on top. Any clues?

http://hometown.aol.com/thalocean2/index.html

Thanks,
Laura B.