Top native onions

1 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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Sun and shade

Light

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 1

Water use

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1 Organic 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Form

Habit

Erect 2 Arching 1 Clumping 1 Multi stemmed 1

Plant type

Bulb 1 Cool season vegetable 1 Edible 1 Herbaceous perennial 1 Poisonous 1 Weed 1 Wildflower 1

Canadian Meadow Garlic Allium canadense caterpillars 1 hosts 1 food 3 flowers 82