Common names:
Garden Onion
Edible Onion
Onion

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle:Perennial
Sun Requirements:Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences:Wet Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 13 +15.6 °C (60 °F) to +21.1 °C (70 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 2
Flower Time:Winter
Inflorescence Type:Spadix
Underground structures:Bulb
Uses:Erosion control
Dynamic Accumulator:K (Potassium)
Ca (Calcium)
Co (Cobalt)
Resistances:Squirrels
Pollinators:Self
Birds
Conservation status:Least Concern (LC)

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