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Steve And Muffin’s Wildflowers #45.
Hi everyone! Today’s wildflower is the “white wild onion”. I was actually very surprised to see this one yesterday since this is more of a western species and not listed as being in our area. This is also the first time I have ever seen this species, so it was quite exciting for me. We do have another species of wild onion which I will try to get a picture of soon and talk about it too. Anyway, this is a native wildflower that likes full sun and dry sandy or rocky soil. These onions, about 50 of them were on a granite hillside with very little soil. They do have an onion smell when the stem is broken and from the bulbs, which are usually 2 or 3 small bulbs. Apparently all parts of the wild onion are edible but the stems can be dry and woody. Care must be taken however, if there is no onion smell, don’t eat it. They grow up to 10 inches (25cm) tall with flower clusters that are 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5cm) across. They generally bloom in May and June, though these are blooming nicely, with lots more to come, in mid July. In Canada they can be found in our 3 prairie provinces, plus obviously here in NW Ontario. In the US they can be found from Minnesota to Oklahoma and west but not including California or Oregon. Have a wonderful day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
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Very pretty
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Thanks Sheree.
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This wildflower looks like Lily’s. 🍵🐦
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Yes, they really do, just small size!😁
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The first thing that came to my mind when I saw the picture is that is similar to the onion’s flower ☺️ and then I’ve read the name 😁 Really nice 😊😻
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The flowers give them away for sure! They have a stronger flavor than regular onions so a lot of people don’t like them. I have never actually tried them.😁😺🧅
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How many and what size are the bulbs on these? Very interesting plant.
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There is 1 to 3 bulbs per plant, they are small and very strong flavor compared to regular onions.
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Oh, how pretty it is ! Another first for me…sleep well both of you ! 🤔🙂😻😴
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They are beautiful, can’t imagine how I missed these other years. I’m tired enough to sleep I’m sure! You sleep well too!😁😺🌞🌙📷
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Looks like a treat of flowers for bees and birds 😍
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I’m sure that bees and butterflies would probably like them.😁
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Wat cool Good for you
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Laugh a while. It doesn’t hurt
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Thanks much! I was excited to find this one!
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