Prairie Onion, Allium stellatum

Name: Prairie Onion, <i>Allium stellatum</i>
SKU: 1293
Availability: InStock

$15.00

Container/Quantity

3 Pack of 2.5" Pots

Shipping charges

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Shipping Seasons

Orders placed during our spring preorder window ship around the middle of May. Orders placed after May 31st ship in mid-September. You will receive an email with tracking information when your order is on the way.

Bare Root Plants
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Cancellation

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SKU: N/A Categories: Flowers, Potted Plants Tags: deer resistant, dry, edible parts, full to partial sun, medium, medium-dry, mid-season, short

Description
Additional information

Prairie onion is a common resident of dry gravely slopes. Starting the season as a few nondescript flat leafs, it soon develops a nodding pod of papery flowers. Mid-summer, it pulls itself upright and bursts open into a firework display of star-shaped flowers. Colors range from white, to pink, to lavender. Its visual interest lasts through fall and into winter, sometimes holding its dark black seeds well into the season’s first snowfall.

As with any native plant, it is best suited for sites that mimic its natural habitat. Rock gardens and dry edges, free from large aggressive competitors are prime sites. Prairie onion germinates well from seed, but can require 2 to 4 years before showing its first flowers.

Life Cycle: Perennial
Size: 14 inches
Sun: Full, Partial
Soil: Medium, Medium-Dry, Dry
Bloom Time: July, August
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