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Flowers of Nodding Wild Onion

Exposure

Full Sun
Partial Sun/Shade

Mature Height

1 - 2 Feet

USDA Hardiness Zones

4 - 8

Native To:

Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Missouri
Ohio
Wisconsin

Soil Conditions

Moist, Well-Drained

Bloom Color

Pink
White

Bloom Season

July - August

Nodding clusters of pink or white bell-shaped flowers. The flower stalk bend just below the flower head, causing it to 'nod'.

Full sun to light shade; does well in moist, well drained to dry sites.

Found in both woods and prairies.

The status of Nodding Wild Onion in Iowa is 'threatened'

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