I see beautiful white stars on this hot summer night, though I’ve cast my eyes down, not up. By the light of the moon, Allium Stellatum, also known as Prairie Onions, are covered in tiny, star-like blooms. The Allium set buds nearly two weeks ago. This evening they’re covered in flowers. A light, sweet onion scent lingers above the soil
Many flowers close up shop for the evening. It’s a nice surprise finding these tiny flowers wide awake and enjoying the August heat.
Allium Stellatum or Prairie Onion
Star light, star bright
True star-gazers might catch a falling star tonight as the Perseids shower the night sky with meteors. They will reach their August peak this weekend, visible to the naked eye in most parts of North America.
Gardening Nirvana 
I went out on Friday night to see the International Space Station pass over – there were at least three shooting stars which were so pretty!
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Oh you lucky star-gazer you!!! What fun.
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I know – it’s usually too cloudy!
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I can still remember my first shooting star. I was in high school, driving home alone at night and it shot down right in front of me. It was so fast…I wanted to capture that moment and share it. Feels like only yesterday.
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Are those a bulb when you plant them Alys? I had such a busy weekend, I’m reading your post too late for the tip on star watching, dang. I really notice a big difference since we moved to the city. Out at the lake, no other lights but the starry ski and moon, we’ll miss that.
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I think it would be a huge adjustment moving from a lake to the city. My in-laws lived in the mountains when they were alive, and we would enjoy a similar view of the stars from the deck. So much gets lost with all the light pollution where we live.
I believe they are bulbs, but what is strange is I don’t have any memory of planting them. Sometimes I receive potted plants as gifts, and when they go dormant indoors, I move them outside into a pot and see what unfolds the following year. I think these must have been from something like that.
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Ahhh, what a heavenly climate you garden in. It would be a learning curve to go from 6 months to year round. Many bulbs are seasonal here, we plant them every spring.
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I’ve planted bulbs in the spring and fall, but they don’t always come up. Some need to be tricked into thinking they’ve gone through winter by refrigerating them for six weeks prior to planting. We just don’t get cold enough for many of them.
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