Nodding Onion

Common Name: Nodding Onion Scientific Name: Allium cernuum Layer: Groundcover, Vignette, Structure Light Conditions: Sun, Part-sun, Shade Soil Conditions: Dry, Moist-drained, Moist Bloom Colour: Pink Season of Interest: Summer Suitable for: Lawn replacement, Septic bed, Shoreline Description: Say yes to this plant whose blooms nod in the summer breeze. This is our "experimental" plant. It's rare in Ontario so we're trying to give it some oomph.
  • Common Name: Nodding Onion
  • Scientific Name: Allium cernuum
  • Layer: Groundcover, Vignette, Structure
  • Light Conditions: Sun, Part-sun, Shade
  • Soil Conditions: Dry, Moist-drained, Moist
  • Bloom Colour: Pink
  • Season of Interest: Summer
  • Suitable for: Lawn replacement, Septic bed, Shoreline
  • Description: Say yes to this plant whose blooms nod in the summer breeze. This is our “experimental” plant. It’s rare in Ontario so we’re trying to give it some oomph.