Allium cernuum (Nodding Onion)

grows 1-2 ft. tall

grows in full sun to part sun

prefers dry to medium soils

blooms white, light purple and pink from June-August

natural habitat: rock outcrops, woodlands, dry forests, meadows

host plant/associated insects: leafcutter bees, small resin bees, sweat bees, bumblebees, cellophane bees, soldier beetles, tumbling flower beetles, syrphid flies

resistant to black walnut toxicity (juglone)

deer resistant

companion plants: Phlomis russeliana (Jerusalem Sage), Papaver Orientale (Oriental Poppy), Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower), Eryngium yuccifolium (Rattlesnake master), Bouteloua curtipendula (Sideoats grama), Clematis virginiana (Virgin’s Bower), Solidago graminifolia (Grass-leaved Goldenrod)

benefits bumblebees, solitary bees, and beetles

all parts are edible; use like onions or chives

makes a beautiful cut flower