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Allium cepa 'White Lisbon'

onion (salad) 'White Lisbon'

A reliable, quick growing salad onion with an excellent mild flavour that is suitable for successional sowing throughout the year. Suitable for overwintering

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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
1 year
Ultimate spread
0.1–0.5 metres
Growing conditions
Chalk
Clay
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Well–drained
pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Green
Summer Green
Autumn Green
Winter Green
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

South–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H4
Botanical details
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Clump forming
Genus

Allium are bulbous herbaceous perennials with a strong onion or garlic scent, linear, strap-shaped or cylindrical basal leaves and star-shaped or bell-shaped flowers in an umbel on a leafless stem

Name status

Accepted

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, moist but well drained soil, in full sun, in a sheltered site. Sow seeds in a succession between Mar-Sept, 1cm deep in drills 15cm apart. No thinning is required. Harvesting can usually start 8 weeks after sowing. See Vegetable Cultivation

Propagation

Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds

Suggested planting locations and garden types
Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

May be susceptible to onion fly. Birds may be a problem, protect with netting or fleece

Diseases

May be susceptible to onion white rot, leek rust, downy mildew and bolting

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