Here's a sweet little plant with large purplish-pink flower heads that nod downward on maybe 12-inch stalks.
Nodding Onion has tiny and bell-shaped blooms, usually pinkish but sometimes white, on leafless stalks.
All parts of the plant smell onion-y, and indeed Nodding Onion once was used in cooking or eaten raw.
Nodding Onion attracts butterflies and makes a great addition to a native plant garden. It's not terribly aggressive and can be dead-headed to prevent unwanted seed spread.
Nodding Onion
SKU: AC01-SS
$10.00Price
1 Quart
We expect this plant to be ready by June
- Latin: Allium cernuum
- Pollinator value: Very High
- Height: 18 inches, 6-inch spread
- Light: Full to part sun
- Soil: Medium to dry
- Bloom: Pink/purple, June-August
- Foliage: Grass-like
- Landscape: Rock gardens, borders, naturalized areas
- Resistance: Deer, drought, black walnut
- Native Range here