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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 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
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 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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