Nodding Onion

Allium cernuum

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  • Common name
    Nodding Onion
  • Latin name
    Allium cernuum
  • Plant type
    perennial
  • Flower color
    White to pale lavender
  • Bloom time
    Mid to late summer
  • Height
    24 - 36"
  • Chelsea chop
    No
  • Light requirements
    Full sun to part shade
  • Moisture
    Average to dry
  • Native to Ontario
    Yes
  • Locally native
    No
  • Deer resistant
    Yes
  • Ecological benefit
    Valuable late-season nectar source, when fewer plants are blooming
  • Notes
    Grows from a bulb. Can self-seed and spread slowly.
  • Picture
    Nodding Onion