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Enter the approximate length and width of the area you will be planting and click 'Calculate' to determine how many Allium cernuum you will need.

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Allium cernuum

Nodding Onion

  • Edible and ornamental features
  • Grass-like foliage and white flowers
  • The bulb has strong flavor
  • Found on ledges, gravel or wooded slopes

  • Category: Perennials
  • Hardiness Zone: 4-8
  • Height: 18-24 in
  • Spread: 10-12 in
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Attracts Wildlife
Attracts Pollinators
Critter Resistance
Deer Resistant
Exposure
Full Sun
Foliage Color
Green
Soil Moisture
Average Water
Habit
Mounding
Upright
Season of Interest (Flowering)
Summer

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