Permaculture Plants: Allium Unifolium
Now that’s a flower that looks so good you could eat it right up. And as it turns out, you can! In Permaculture, we’re always looking for good multi-purpose perennial plants and in that regard you can do no better than the beautiful North American native wild onion, allium unifolium, or “single-leaved onion,” which in actuality is neither an onion (it is not in the “onion” species Allium Cepa) nor single-leaved (it usually has 3.) But never mind that, just look at it! It’s a star in the garden, soft-colored, delicate and detailed up close, but at the same time … Continue reading Permaculture Plants: Allium Unifolium