Common names:
Garden Onion
Edible Onion
Onion

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Tree
Life cycle:Annual
Sun Requirements:Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences:Wet Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 12 +10 °C (50 °F) to +15.6 °C (60 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 9b
Flower Time:Summer
Inflorescence Type:Catkin
Underground structures:Tuber
Uses:Flowering Tree
Dynamic Accumulator:K (Potassium)
Mn (Manganese)
Si (Silicon)
Resistances:Tolerates dry shade
Pollinators:Water
Conservation status:Critically Endangered (CR)

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