General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Plant Height: 15 inches
Plant Spread: 6 inches
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Vegetable
Dynamic Accumulator: K (Potassium)
Ca (Calcium)
Na (Sodium)
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Bees
Various insects

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Common names
  • Onion

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Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2015-05-10
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2014-10-20
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2015-05-30
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2015-03-24
Comments:
  • Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Oct 20, 2014 9:41 AM concerning plant:
    A short-day red hybrid from D. Palmer. Large size and grows well in winter here. Harvest in May.

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