Michael John Day Synonyms
Allium cepa 'Ishikura', Allium fistulosum 'Ishikura'
Bulbs Herbs - Culinary
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. Exceptionally long harvest period from summer to autumn 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
Position
Full sun
Soil Types
Chalk, Loam, Sand
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres