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Herbs - Culinary

Allium fistulosum 'Feast'
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onion (salad) 'Feast'

F1 hybrid salad onion (non-bulbing) with upright growth remaining mid to dark green virtually all year round with well-blanched bases, and producing creamy-white flowers in mid-summer

Synonyms
Allium cepa 'Feast'
Size
Ultimate height
0.5–1 metres
Time to ultimate height
1–2 years
Ultimate spread
0.1–0.5 metres
Growing conditions
Chalk
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Well–drained
pH
Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Green
Summer Cream White Green
Autumn Green
Winter Green
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

East–facing or South–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness
H3
Botanical details
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Foliage
Semi evergreen
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 an open, sunny position in fertile, well-drained soil. See Salad Onions information in Vegetable culitvation for more advice

Propagation

Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Patio and container plants
  • Wildlife gardens
Pruning

Deadhead after flowering

Pests

Susceptible to slugs and snails

Diseases

Generally disease-free but may be susceptible to onion white rot and downy mildews

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