Common
name: Nodding Onion or Wild Onion
Latin name: Allium cernuum
Annual/Perennial: Perennial Flowers: May to October
Flower size: Large clusters
Found in: Foothills to Subalpine
Height: 12" - 20"
Invasive: No
Native species: No Useful in garden: Yes
Image taken: Deer Creek Canyon Road
Pictured
Wildflower: Nodding Onion
Allium cernuum
Wildflower
Field
notes: Nodding Onion is not as common as the Geyer Wild
Onion. Look for them in moist areas such as meadows and clearings
in the forest near streams or springs.
Nodding Onion would make a
great addition to the herb or wildflower garden.
