Evergreen, perennial onion, grown as an ornamental in the herb or wildlife garden, or as an annual vegetable, forming clumps of elongated, straight white stems and hollow green leaves. Noted for its exceptionally long harvest period from June to October without the need for successive sowings. In their second year, the bulbs produce spherical heads of densely clustered greenish-white flowers on stems to 60cm high in early and midsummer
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Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres