Egyptian Onion

Name: Allium cepa var. viviparum (Alliaceae)
Common Names: Egyptian Onion, Walking Onion


Bulblets

This unusual onion produces small bulbs at the end of the flowering stem and does not seem to set any seed. Once large enough, the small bulbs can be detached and planted. They will then grow to a new plant that will start producing more small bulbs in a year or two.

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  See also:  Bulbs, Corms & Tubers, Food plants, Culture / Germination


Bulblets

Plant

Full Sun Part shade Plenty of water during the growing season Hardy Deciduous perennial