Allium cernuum
Allium cernuum | nodding onion
Nodding onion is a charming wildflower that produces delicate pale pink umbels in mid-summer. Topping out at just 12-18” tall, it’s a great small plant for planting in drifts along pathways and bed edges. Slow to establish at first, this species is most at home in full sun and well-drained soils and will spread over time to form handsome clumps or drifts. As with other Alliums, nodding onion is unbothered by deer and rabbits.
QT. pot only.
Allium cernuum | nodding onion
Nodding onion is a charming wildflower that produces delicate pale pink umbels in mid-summer. Topping out at just 12-18” tall, it’s a great small plant for planting in drifts along pathways and bed edges. Slow to establish at first, this species is most at home in full sun and well-drained soils and will spread over time to form handsome clumps or drifts. As with other Alliums, nodding onion is unbothered by deer and rabbits.
QT. pot only.
Allium cernuum | nodding onion
Nodding onion is a charming wildflower that produces delicate pale pink umbels in mid-summer. Topping out at just 12-18” tall, it’s a great small plant for planting in drifts along pathways and bed edges. Slow to establish at first, this species is most at home in full sun and well-drained soils and will spread over time to form handsome clumps or drifts. As with other Alliums, nodding onion is unbothered by deer and rabbits.
QT. pot only.
HABIT
Height: 18-24”
Bloom Time: mid-summer
SITE CONDITIONS
Light: full sun
Soil: medium-wet, average, medium-dry
CULTIVATION TIPS
Establishment: will slowly spread by bulb offsets
Deer Resistance: high
INTERACTIONS
Pollinator Support: high
CONSERVATION
Native Range: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
Seed Propagated: yes