nodding onion (Allium cernuum)

single drooping umbel of pinkish-rose small flowers

nodding onion (Allium cernuum)

 

 

Light: Full to partial sun
Height: 4 – 16 inches
Water: moderate to low, drought tolerant once established
Soil type: variety of well-drained soils

Perennial herb with pinkish-rose flowers that hang in an umbel; blooms midsummer; entirely edible – similar to mild onion; found in open woods.

 

 

  • pinkish lavender umbel of flowers
    flower reminds us of fireworks