I begrudgingly admitted a few to my perennial plantings, and they gradually won me over with their good looks and usually gracious manners. Nodding onion is a Mid-Atlantic native bulb with beautiful midsummer blooms. You may tuck a handful of Nodding onion among rocks, nestle some against a tree, or allow it to spread as a ground cover. Nodding onion readily reseeds. Ornamental onions vary considerably in color, size, and form. Divide your plants every third year—or whenever you’re working with a nodding wild onion plant and see that eight to 10 bulbs appear in its clump. Nodding Onion is a native perennial bulb in the lily family that is found in open woodlands around shale outcrops in the low elevation mountains. Early summer pinkish-purple flowers attract bees and parasitic wasps. By J. Peterson Garden Design. Divide Nodding onion when 8- It tends to spread by seed and bulb offshoots. Undemanding in their cultural requirements, they make rewarding additions to beds and bord­ers. Nodding onion is very easy to grow. Nodding onion grows well in a perennial border, open woods, or meadow in light shade to full sun. Nodding Onion, like all the Allium species, is deer-resistant. Nodding onion (A. cernuum) is a North American native with bell-shaped flowers that hang from its 6-8 inch tall stems. Nodding Wild Onion. This allium will self seed, so deadhead fl owers before seed sets … Clusters of pink flowers are borne in loose heads on 1’ tall stems above grass-like leaves. The flowers are almost white to shades of purple in color and mature plants can reach up to 18" in height. 4. Can be used in cultivated beds in masses. shallow, rocky soil. Divide every third year or when 8-10 bulbs ap-pear in the clump. Grow out potato/dividing onion seeds for multiple years and store the onions over each winter. Growth Rate • Fast. The bulbs in the photo on the right grew from one mature Egyptian Walking Onion bulb in one growing season - 1 plant became 6 plants! It will spread by both bulb offsets and seeds but is easiest to propagate by dividing the bulblets. It is, however, easier to establish new plants by transplanting the bulbs than by seeding. Or if you have your own, by all means join us and bring more diversity! You are asked to: Share information about the diversity and traits of your onions. ... Divide • Every Five Years or Longer. Allium cernuum grows best in full or partial sun, and moist to medium conditions. Flower Form • Single. If this is not desired, deadhead when the flowers fade. Full Story. Earn a "free" bonus by dividing perennials, make planting a priority now for hardy growth next year and keep an eye on your lawn. New leaves, stalks, and topsets will grow from the clump of onions each year. It is drought-tolerant once established and easy to grow. Flower Size • 1/4" or Less. Seed is available for purchase from the Experimental Farm Network seed store (www.EFNSeeds.com). 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