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Allium oreophilum (Allium oreophilum)

Other names: Allium ostrowskianum

A. oreophilum is a low-growing bulbous perennial with strap-shaped leaves. In late spring or early summer, it bears clusters of dainty rose-pink flowers.
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0.2m max. spread

0.15m max. height

2-5 years to maturity

Allium nigrum (Black garlic)

Other names: Allium multibulbosum, Broad-leaved onion , Allium afrum, Allium bauerianum, Allium magicum, Allium paucibulbosum, Kalabotis nigrum

A. nigrum is a bulbous perennial with strap-shaped leaves. In mid-summer, it produces globular heads of white, star-shaped flowers on upright stems. It gets its name from the dark centres to its flowers.
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0.4m max. spread

0.45m max. height

2-5 years to maturity

Allium roseum (Rosy garlic)

A. roseum is a low-growing bulbous perennial with strap-shaped leaves. In late spring or early summer, it bears loose clusters of dainty pink flowers.
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0.5m max. spread

0.3m max. height

2-5 years to maturity

Allium fistulosum (Spring onion)

Other names: Welsh onion, Japanese bunching onion, Japanese leek, Welsh leek, Stone leek, Onion-leek, Scallion

A. fistulosum is a clump-forming, slowly spreading, evergreen bulbous perennial cultivated as a vegetable with edible, upright, hollow, strap-like, blue-green leaves, erect stems bearing umbels of tiny, pale yellow flowers from late spring into autumn, and small, edible, white bulbs ready for harvest approximately 6-8 weeks after sowing.
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0.13m max. spread

0.9m max. height

1-2 years to maturity

Allium cepa 'Red Baron' (Onion 'Red Baron')

'Red Baron' is a bulbous perennial with strap-like green leaves cultivated as an edible vegetable. This is a mid-late maturing variety with deep red flesh.
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0.5m max. spread

0.5m max. height

1-2 years to maturity

Allium cepa 'Red Brunswick' (Onion 'Red Brunswick')

Other names: Allium cepa 'Brunswick'

'Red Brunswick' is a bulbous perennial cultivated as a vegetable with strap-like, green leaves and a medium-sized, edible bulb with blood-red skin and mild flavoured white flesh throughout summer. Stores well.
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0.5m max. spread

0.5m max. height

1-2 years to maturity

Allium porrum 'Carentan 2' (Leek 'Carentan 2')

Other names: Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum 'Carentan 2', Allium porrum 'De Carentan 2', Allium porrum 'Monstrueux de Carentan 2'

'Carentan 2' is a tufted, bulbous perennial, typically grown as an annual vegetable crop with a relatively short, thick, cylindrical, edible, white stalk and many flat, dull dark green leaves in autumn.
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0.4m max. spread

0.6m max. height

1-2 years to maturity

Allium cepa 'Kelsae' (Onion 'Kelsae')

'Kelsae' is a bulbous perennial cultivated as a vegetable with upright, strap-like, dark green leaves and very large, mild, sweet, white, edible bulbs ready for harvest in summer.
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0.3m max. spread

0.5m max. height

1-2 years to maturity

Allium ampeloprasum 'Oarsman' (Leek 'Oarsman')

'Oarsman' is a vegetable with a thick, cylindrical white stalk, a slightly bulbous root end and many flat, dull dark green leaves in summer. It can be grown for baby leeks and stands up well to the cold winter wet.
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0.2m max. spread

0.45m max. height

1-2 years to maturity

Allium cepa 'Red Beard' (Salad onion 'Red Beard')

'Red Beard' is a bulbous perennial cultivated a vegetable with strap-like, edible broad green leaves on a red shaft throughout summer. At their sweetest and most nutritious whilst still small in size, in just 6-12 weeks.
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0.5m max. spread

0.5m max. height

1-2 years to maturity