Hooker’s onion is a modest plant with only a few chive-like leaves. However it is graced with elegant flowers. Mine first showed its rose-purple buds on 24th May.
By 27th May the first blossoms were opening and on 31st May the first to open were fading. All these days were hot and sunny, high temperatures each day in the low 20s C.
Note: Originally I identified this plant as a Nodding onion; fortunately I was corrected, see comment below.
Hey Denman Conservancy Association! I was just checking out your website to see all the amazing projects you’ve been working on. Nice work! I noticed as I was surfing around your picture of nodding onion was actually a picture of Hooker’s onion (Allium acuminatum). Thought I’d let you know. Keep up the great work!
Thanks Rob, duly corrected
John