Nodding Onion
Allium cernuum
- North U.S. native wildflower
- Low grassy clump, bearing upright stems with tiny bell-shaped clusters of soft pink to lilac flowers in late spring.
- Foliage dies back in late summer
Interesting Notes about Allium cernuum:
Host to the Hairstreak Butterfly Caterpillar
Found in prairies, rocky outcrops and at the edge of dry open woodlands in the Eastern and Western United States and Canada.