Common names:
Shallot
Scallion
Potato Onion
Multiplier Onion
Onion

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Other
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: In Water
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 5b
Flower Time: Spring
Inflorescence Type: Compound Umbel
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Good as a cover crop
Dynamic Accumulator: Ca (Calcium)
Mg (Magnesium)
Mn (Manganese)
Resistances: Tolerates dry shade
Pollinators: Self
Other
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (CR)

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