Allium cepa 'Vernina di Firenze'

RHS Plant Profile
onion (red globe) 'Rossa di Firenze'

Other common names

onion (red globe) 'Vernina di Firenze'

Synonyms

Allium cepa 'Vernina di Firenze', Allium cepa (Cepa Group) 'Rossa da Inverno'

Herbs - Culinary Bulbs

Size

Time to Maturity
No preference

Position

Aspect
Exposure
Hardiness
H3

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
Synonym

How to Grow

Pruning

Not required

Pests

May be susceptible to onion fly, leek moth and narcissus eelworm

Diseases

May be susceptible to onion white rot, onion downy mildew, leek rust and onion neck rot. Bolting, producing flowers, may be a problem