Common name: Nodding Wild Onion
Scientific name: Allium cernuum
Category: Native Forb, Rare Perennial
Sample mature size: 0.5 m tall, 0.15 m wide; 2 ft tall, 0.5 ft wide
Sunlight: Full-sun, Partial-sun
Water: Medium-dry
Soil: Sand, Loam, Clay
Blooms: Pink in August
Natural habitats: Open-upland, Generalist, Rocky-alvars
Wildlife benefits: Bees/wasps π, Butterflies/skippers π¦
Points of interest: - Attracts the hairstreak butterfly
- All parts are edible and can be harvested, like domestic onions, for seasoning or to be eaten raw in salads