Allium cepa 'Stuttgart Giant'
onion 'Stuttgarter'
A popular, flat round variety with a yellow-brown skin, harvestable in Summer with good storage ability. Mild sweet flavour
Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
1 yearUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Green | |||
| Autumn | Green | |||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H3Botanical 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. Grow mint or other strong smelling companion plants near onion to deter onion fly. See Vegetable Cultivation
Propagation
Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds
Pruning
No pruning required
Pests
May be susceptible to onion fly. Birds may be a problem when young, cover with fleece until sets have rooted in
Diseases
May be susceptible onion white rot, leek rust and downy mildew
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