Nodding Onion - Allium cernuum
Height: 0.5 - 1.5’
Plant type: flowering, perennial forb
Features: A wild onion that shoots up single stems and forms large, umbrella- droops of white/pink flowers (Mary - Aug). Completely edible plant! Pungent onion leaves are a repellent for some pests.
PPL: yes
Light - full sun
Soil - dry
Ecological benefits - host to hairstreak butterfly caterpillars! Nectar source for several types of insects. (Hummingbirds sample it too!)
Height: 0.5 - 1.5’
Plant type: flowering, perennial forb
Features: A wild onion that shoots up single stems and forms large, umbrella- droops of white/pink flowers (Mary - Aug). Completely edible plant! Pungent onion leaves are a repellent for some pests.
PPL: yes
Light - full sun
Soil - dry
Ecological benefits - host to hairstreak butterfly caterpillars! Nectar source for several types of insects. (Hummingbirds sample it too!)
Height: 0.5 - 1.5’
Plant type: flowering, perennial forb
Features: A wild onion that shoots up single stems and forms large, umbrella- droops of white/pink flowers (Mary - Aug). Completely edible plant! Pungent onion leaves are a repellent for some pests.
PPL: yes
Light - full sun
Soil - dry
Ecological benefits - host to hairstreak butterfly caterpillars! Nectar source for several types of insects. (Hummingbirds sample it too!)
