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© Ernie Marx
nodding onion
Allium cernuum
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.0 ft. to 1.5 ft.
Spread: 4.0 in.; (or less) to 1.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Large Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Small Mammals
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water Requirements
- Low, Moderate
- Plant Community
- Alpine, Foothills, Mountains, Plains, Riparian
- Season of Bloom
- June, July, August
- Flower Color
- Pink Shades, White Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Readily Seeds
- Design Considerations
- Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
3, 4, 5 - Soil Type
- Alkaline/High pH, Loam, Neutral pH, Salty
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- Don't Consume. Plant Parts May Be Poisonous.
Notes
Easily propagated by seed or bulb division. Popular with native bumblebees.