Common names:
Red Candy Onion
Onion

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Fern
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Flower Time: Winter
Inflorescence Type: Raceme
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Dried Flower
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Fe (Iron)
Mn (Manganese)
Resistances: Powdery Mildew
Pollinators: Other
Wind
Conservation status: Near Threatened (NT)

The edible onion is the swollen base of the stem

Comments:
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