| Onion | |
| Garden Onion | |
| Edible Onion |
| Plant Habit: | Vine |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 3 |
| Flower Time: | Fall |
| Inflorescence Type: | Single |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Zn (Zinc) Cu (Copper) I (Iodine) |
| Resistances: | Pollution |
| Pollinators: | Self Birds |
| Conservation status: | Critically Endangered (CR) |
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