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Re-post past Nature Notes-One of my favorite plants is blooming…Nodding Onion….
nodding onion
Nodding Onion is stunning to have in gardens because of its unique flowers. A ball of star-like flowers forms on each stem, tending to bend downward; hence the name “nodding” onion. The nodding habit may also protect the nectar from rain.
Native American tribes used the bulbs of Nodding Onion as a treatment for croup, colic, colds and fevers. Allium cernuum blooms in midsummer, and the flowers are pollinated by small short-tongued bees, such as Halictid bees. Nodding Onion, like all the Allium species, is deer-resistant.
Allium cernuum grows best in full or partial sun, and moist to medium conditions. It tends to spread by seed and bulb offshoots. The flowers are almost white to shades of purple in color and mature plants can reach up to 18″ in height. This plant is easy to grow, and will spread gradually under suitable conditions.
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Michelle, I’m so sorry your granddaughter had a setback. It is so hard when your children (or their children) have health problems …. even tho you raise them to be independent and able to handle life, it never seems actually fair that they *have to* do just that. For whatever good it does, please know I’m thinking of you.
Also …we should probably all plant a big patch of nodding onions …we need all the help we can get these days (and they are pretty besides!)
What a beautiful flower the nodding onion has! It reminds me a bit of Lily of the valley. I will have to look for it next year at the local greenhouse as I like that it is also deer resistant
Beautiful pictures!
I didn’t know that was what they were called!! We need more bees here….we can get stingless native bees so really no excuse!
Lovely shots of these flowers and the bees!
PS: Thanks for hosting!