A. cepa is a bulbous perennial with strap-like green leaves cultivated as an edible vegetable.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Allium stellatum (Prairie onion)
Other names: Autumn onion, Fall glade onion, Cliff onion
A. stellatum is an upright, bulbous perennial with flat, linear, aromatic, mid-green basal leaves and slender, erect stems bearing loose umbels of reddish-pink to pale pink flowers from midsummer into early autumn.
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0.3m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Allium aflatunense (Ornamental onion)
Other names: Persian onion
A. aflatunense is a clump-forming, bulbous perennial with strap-shaped, mid-green leaves and erect, slightly ribbed stems bearing dense, spherical umbels of star-shaped, purple-pink flowers in summer.
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0.1m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Other names: Serrated onion, Pom-pon onion, Allium serratum
A. serra is an erect, bulbous, borderline hardy, deciduous perennial with distinctly patterned bulbs, linear, channeled, mid-green leaves and, in mid- to late spring, slender, upright stems bearing umbels of pink flowers, turning papery with age.
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0.1m max. spread |
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0.4m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Allium cepa 'Electric' (Onion 'Electric')
Other names: Overwintering onion 'Electric'
'Electric' is a bulbous perennial cultivated as a vegetable with upright, strap-like, dark green leaves and round, red-skinned, edible bulbs with crisp, pink-flushed, white flesh ready for harvest in late spring and early summer.
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0.15m max. spread |
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0.4m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Allium cepa Proliferum Group (Tree onion)
Other names: Egyptian onion, Walking onion, Topsetting onion, Allium cepa var. proliferum, Allium x proliferum, Allium cepa 'Proliferum'
Proliferum Group is a perennial cultivated as an annual vegetable with upright, strap-like, dark grey-green leaves and clusters of small, edible bulbs forming at the top of the stems, typically ready for harvest in late summer.
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0.5m max. spread |
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1.2m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Allium cepa 'Eiffel' (Spring onion 'Eiffel')
Other names: Salad onion 'Eiffel', Bunching onion 'Eiffel'
'Eiffel' is a bulbous perennial cultivated as a vegetable with edible, upright, strap-like, grey-green leaves and small, edible, white bulbs in summer or early spring.
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0.2m max. spread |
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0.3m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Allium stipitatum (Persian onion)
Other names: Allium rosenbachianum, Persian shallot, Tall ornamental onion
A. stipitatum is a bulbous perennial with arching, strap-shaped, grey-green leaves, hairy beneath, and tall, erect stems bearing dense, rounded umbels of tiny, star-shaped, pale lilac flowers in early summer.
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0.2m max. spread |
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1.2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Allium cepa 'Stuttgarter Riesen' (Onion 'Stuttgarter Riesen')
Other names: Golden onion 'Stuttgarter Riesen'
'Stuttgarter Riesen' is a bulbous perennial cultivated as a vegetable with strap-like, green leaves and dark yellow, sweet, edible bulbs with firm skin ready for harvest in summer.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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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 |
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0.5m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
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