Allium cernuum / Nodding onion

Type: Perennial bulb
Native Habitat: Open woods, glades, slopes
Sun: Full to Part sun
Soil: Medium moisture
Height: 1.5’ tall
Bloom: Purple from July-August
Spreads: by seed
Maintenance: deadhead flowers before seeds mature to prevent spread. Bulbets can be divided in fall for more plants.
Benefits: Pollinators, edible, hummingbirds, drought tolerant
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Info: These showy native onions have large flowering bulbs that are deer resistant and a great plant for pollinators. Spread can easily controlled by deadheading flowers before seeds mature. The leaves and bulbs of this plant can be used in cooking or eaten raw. Bulblets can be divided and planted in fall. This plant can be a great addition to rock gardens, cottage gardens, and as a boarder planting for garden beds. This plant is attractive to butterflies and hummingbird.