They should have flowered in a pot,but obviously something was missing
..Maybe it starved of something in the pot after flowering last year,so I
would plant them in the garden and you shouldn't have any problems with them
again.They would do well in a large pot however,but need more looking after
as do all plants in pots!
PS Repeat flowering is getting a plant to repeat flower in the same season
i.e. cutting back geraniums after flowering,dead heading.Alliums don't do
this but alot of perennials do or did you mean perennials?
Thanks Keith,Nottingham,England,UK.
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Bought these tiny alium bulbs at tatton park flower show in 2003, and
last year both varieties (sorry don't know name, haven't seen them in
catalogues or anywhere since) looked beautiful with blue/purplish
star/ball flower heads. left the flower heads on, and seed formed which
i gave to a friend with a greenhouse to see if he could grow. (he's
planning to start this year)

anyway these 10 alium bulbs are in a small plastic window box, and this
year they don't appear to be doing anything. Yes the leaves came up as
normal, infact theres lots of new bulblets formed around main bulbs,
which could be issue as window box is small. But last year i'm sure the
flower heads were nearly opened by now as the heat from the house meant
they flowered early.

pretty sure i gave it some liquid feed after they flowered, but i'm
wondering why they're not flowering this year. Do aliums repeat flower/
Do you have to take the flower heads off and stop seed forming, or is it
size of window box?

I'm wondering whether i should just plant them in garden now or in
autumn and hope they'll come back. Be surprised if the little bulblets
never did anything

so any tips on getting aliums to repeat flower would be apprecaited, as
the larger varieties in the front lawn are looking very healthy with fat
flower heads increasing in size every day, but want to make sure they
flower year after year

thanks for your help

Sounds like they're putting all their energy into making babies -
bulblets -
rather than flowering!