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Spring Preorders are now closed. Bare Roots remain available for shipping while supplies last. The Spring Sale begins at Geist Nursery May 5.
Spring Preorders are now closed. Bare Roots remain available for shipping while supplies last. The Spring Sale begins at Geist Nursery May 5.

Nodding Wild Onion (Allium cernuum) 2x2x3" Pot

Original price $4.99 - Original price $4.99
Original price
$4.99
$4.99 - $4.99
Current price $4.99

Spring Plant

This Species is typically available during our Spring Public Sale May-June at Geist Nursery in Fishers, IN.

An easy to cultivate, rabbit/deer resistant native onion with lovely bunches of nodding, pink flowers. Does well anywhere from part dry all day sun to two or three hours of sun near buildings or trees. Shade tolerant enough to grow as a prairie 'understory' species between other slightly taller plants. Leaves can be used for cooking in the same manner as green onion.

Light: Full Sun, Part Sun/Shade

Soil Moisture: Wet Mesic, Mesic, Dry Mesic

Soil Type: Loam, Sand, Rocky

Height: 1'-2'

Bloom Color: Pink

Bloom Time: Jul-Aug

Root Type: Bulb

Notable Wildlife Interactions: Flowers mainly attract bees. Hosts a number of small insects. Foliage is avoided by mammalian herbivores due to strong taste.

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