How to grow native plants! *NODDING ONION / ALLIUM CERNUUM*
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2024
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Learn the characteristics of and how to grow the native plant Nodding Onion or Allium cernuum.
All photos are mine :)
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00:00 Introduction
00:30 Physical Description
02:18 Why I Grow Nodding Onion
05:27 Growing Conditions
06:05 Propagation
07:48 Wildlife - Навчання та стиль
Rewatching in preparation for spring!
These seem to be pretty darned easy to grow. I put some out only last fall & I already have them popping up all over the place- & that's in the woods. Not even out in the open, like I see on most of these channels. That, geraniums, wild mermaid, stickywilly, trout Lily & some mixed grasses is pretty much everything I've been seeing out there, so far.
Hi Chris! Thank you for stopping in!!! I wish I had that problem, they don't seem to spread nearly as much in my yard as I thought they would. Some counties, even close to me consider them invasive even though they are native. I get a lot of wild garlic popping up everywhere, any chance that's what you have as opposed to nodding onion? I had to look up wild mermaid and stickywilly! I've never heard of those! ;)
@@ninetypercentnative We don't have an actual Native garlic. We have something called Meadow Garlic which is actually another type of onion & that was already in the area when I started. That doesn't come in until summer, though. I also put out Ramps, which is the third Native species & those don't look anything like these. They weren't here, before & the chives look about right & taste like an onion. If they needed to be scarified before, I got the seeds from Prairie Moon Nursery & they pre-scarify all their seeds, if it's needed. I guess they must have done a good job, then.
Rewatching this in November and loving the sights and sounds of your garden.
Ahhhhh!!! I am definitely missing the bumble bees! The robins are keeping me company these days.
I planted a few 2 years ago. Boy, I wish I had gotten more! I love the NODDING part; like my nodding trillium and native Columbine. Unique flowers to spice things up.
Hi Heidi! Do you collect the seed and sow them? It takes a couple years to get blooms but its worth it!
@@ninetypercentnative I will try this year.
Thanks for the vid. Nodding onion & prairie onion are some of my favorite native plants here in Illinois. They're like little fireworks of color popping up wherever they're growing. I'm going to try to get them growing in my garden next year.
You are welcome! Thank you for commenting!
Agree! Love this plant!
Such a bumble bee magnet! :)
Awesome was really trying to find the info of when to collect the seeds and when to plant. There’s an area near me where these grow but it’s densely populated by creeping bellflower an invasive that everyone nearby has in there yard. So I was gonna start ripping out the bell flowers to eat and start planting natives in their place.
I love your photos.
Hi Brenda! Thank you so much! Photography is my other passion. :)
@@ninetypercentnative I have not been taking too many photos. I use to do black and white photography and would go to the now closed darkroom at Reston community center. I have not shifted to digital.
Hi Brenda! I LOVE black and white photography!!! I have a lot of respect for those that worked with film!!! Digital is so much easier, IMO.
Very informative.
Thank you! Nodding Onion def a fave for me since the deer stay off of it!
Just stumbled upon your channel. Really well done video. I started some nodding onion from seed last year. Eagerly awaiting to see if they come back this year 🤞
Hello and thank you! Mine come back every year. One of my faves for sure!
Nice video ,lots of info
Glad you liked it
Great info
Thanks for watching!
Could you please do a video showing the bulb of this plant? So we can better decipher between other wild onions/wild garlics.
Hi SJ! That's a great request. I don't have problems with non-native or other native onions so I haven't had to work that out before. Next time I am outside, I'll try and remember to dig one up and put the photo in the community page of my channel. Does that work? ;)
So happy to have found your channel - I'm a fellow native plant lover and have some nodding onion seedlings that I'm looking to plant soon. Question for you: does the foliage fade and look messy/need to be trimmed like other ornamental onions/allium, or does it stay green and sedge-like all season? Also, I think I'm going to have to plant mine in drier spots (a part shade and possibly a more sunny spot) - I've read that they like more moist conditions - think they'll be okay? Thanks so much for the video and any additional tips you can offer!
Oh - one more question - how tall does the foliage get? (Just trying to think of the best place in the garden beds for these new little guys!).
Thank you for stopping in!!! I just followed you :). I have had nodding onion for years and that isn't sticking out to me as a problem. I do have to stake them sometimes because they get floppy when they start to bloom. They are pretty tolerant of varying conditions. I think they will be fine! Just water until established. If they suffer move them;). To answer your questions below the foliage get about 12-18 in. So glad you commented. Hope to hear from you again. Making friends with other UA-camrs isn't the easiest thing in the world ;) !!!
@@ninetypercentnative thank you so much for your quick reply! That is very helpful for planning! I wish I had all the various conditions for growing all my native plants so I can have all the "right plants in the right places", but alas, I have mostly shade and mostly dry conditions - but I keep trying to see what sticks! Fingers crossed these will survive as they sound lovely (I've only seen them in pics).
Looks like we have very similar content! You've got a new subscriber too - I'm looking forward to learning from you! I've already saved your stone walkway video to watch soon - I'll be making some changes to my walkways as the earth seems to keep eating up my stones!
Can you grow these in pots/planters?
Thank you so much for this! This is a native plant that we have in common! Where do you keep your seedlings while you're kind of holding them for a year? A cell tray indoors? Maybe a greenhouse? Or sheltered area outside?
Hi Hayley! Well....that depends on the mood I am in at the time of collecting, SMH! Ideally everything would be stored in the fridge. I like to use old pill and herb bottles to store seeds. However, sometimes they just end up somewhere in my garage. Anything I have purchased and not collected myself stays organized in my photo boxes in the fridge, like this one amzn.to/3JKrVjh
Thank you for this video. I am curious about the blooms…when do they start blooming? And how long do they bloom for? Thank you
Hi Kelly! Thank you for stopping in! Mine bloom in late June - July. The seed heads also add interest after they bloom. Just an FYI, check bonap or the USDA plant site to make sure it is native in your area. This native is actually listed as noxious in some areas even in VA.
I planted my first clump last month. Will the clump get larger over the years? Also, have you ever divided it?
Hi Misty! YES! The clump will get larger and you can divide it every 3 years. Collect this seed this year to grow your own. They are so easy!
Native to? Sorry if I missed it. Is she from Ontario? Or are these native to Canada, in general?
Hi John! I am from Northern Virginia. It looks like they are native to some parts of Canada. I always use bonap to check. In google type in the bonap and then the latin name and you should be taken to the genus and then you can choose the map for the species. Not sure if this link will come through but this is for the nodding onion, bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Allium%20cernuum.png