'Fortunei' is the old variegated form
the flowers draw hummingbirds and pollinators by day
that arch the stems with their sheer number
around four inches across
sandy soil with excellent drainage and steady moisture
Allium cernuum Bill Cawthon 'Fortunei' is the old variegatedA graceful native onion, Allium cernuum, the nodding onion, lifts loose clusters of pink to lavender, bell shaped flowers that bend over in a soft arc at the top of slender stems, swaying through mid and late summer above tufts of grassy, blue green foliage. The nodding habit gives the plant a particular charm, and the flowers draw native bees, butterflies, and other pollinators in good numbers. Native across much of North America, including the