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Allium cernuum

Nodding Onion
Allium cernuum
Allium cernuum
Description

Long sturdy stems with pendant flowers stand out in early to mid summer; white, purple or rose colored flowers nod and sway in the breeze, ideal for containers, garden beds and borders; summer dormant and low maintenance

Ornamental Features

Nodding Onion features dainty lightly-scented nodding lavender flowers at the ends of the stems from late spring to early summer. Its grassy leaves remain green in color throughout the season.

Planting & Growing

Nodding Onion will grow to be about 8 inches tall at maturity extending to 18 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 12 inches. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 5 years. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen! As this plant tends to go dormant in summer, it is best interplanted with late-season bloomers to hide the dying foliage.

Light Requirement:

Moisture:

Cold Hardy to Zone:

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Soil Type

Fall Color

Deer Resistance:

full sun

average

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moist

2a

2

ft.

12 inches

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