Allium cepa 'Winter White Bunching'
onion (salad) 'Winter White Bunching'
A dual purpose onion that can be planted either in late August for pulling in May or in Spring/early Summer for a Summer or Autumn harvest. Excellent over-wintering qualities with exceptional resistance to fungal disease
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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
1 yearUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
Neutral, AlkalineColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Green | |||
| Autumn | Green | |||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H4Botanical 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 every two weeks between March and September for a continual Summer harvest and leave late sowings to over-winter for an early Summer crop the following year. Harvesting can ususually start 6 weeks after sowing. See Vegetable Cultivation
Propagation
Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Patio and container plants
Pruning
No pruning required
Pests
May be susceptible to onion fly. Birds may be a problem, protect with fleece or netting
Diseases
May be susceptible to onion white rot
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