Our Nodding Onion

Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey

Our Nodding Onion

Sep 10 2024 | 00:04:25

00:00 / 00:04:25

Show Notes

The genus Allium has had quite a taxonomic journey and is at this time (stay tuned!) in the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, where it had once been, so welcome back Allium. There are over 400 species of Allium native to the Northern Hemisphere. Arizona has 13 of those and nodding onion, Allium cernuum is one of those. Yay! Oh, I know, I know, it’s unlikely that an onion will usurp the rose as the national plant of the United States. Allow me to dream. The photos are mine.

Other Episodes

Episode 0

July 05, 2021 • 00:04:34

A Chicken in Your Back Yard

I revealed most of my personal chicken history in this show. It is an ongoing saga, though I am much more in control of...

Episode

July 18, 2018 • 00:04:36

San Miguelito

I call Antigonon leptopus queens wreath, because that’s the name I first learned for it. If you looked up queen’s wreath you will find...

Episode

October 28, 2016 •

Acaciela angustissima

Acaciela angustissima is the former Acacia angustissima. I suspect the name change is about priority. The plant already had a published name and then...