Common names:
Onion
Garden Onion
Edible Onion

General Plant Information (Edit)
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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