- Type:
- Herb
- Light Exposure:
- Full Sun, Partial Sun
- Soil Moisture:
- Dry
- Height:
- 2 feet
- Project:
- Boulevard, Raingarden, Upland Buffer
- Bloom Color:
- Pink
- Bloom Months:
- July, August, September
- Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
- Moderate
- Salt Tolerance:
- Low
- Stress Tolerance:
- General Disturbance
- Herbivore Sensitivity:
- Low
- Behavior (Rate of Spread):
- 1
- Pollinator Value:
- High
- Benefit to Pollinators:
- Adult Food
- Pollinators:
- Butterflies, Honey Bees, Native Bees
- Counties:
- Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbardard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kandiyohibec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Roseau, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Wright, Yellow Medicine
Notes/Description:
A native perennial herb that grows to 1-2'. Prairie onion can be used for the edges of rainwater gardens and upland buffers. Plant in groups for more visibility. Prairie wild onion does not compete well with aggressive native grasses. Even though this plant can be used for food, please do not pick or dig up this plant from natural conditions.