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Allium fistulosum

Welsh onion · Spring onion · Bunching onion

A scale drawing of Allium fistulosum, 60 cm tall · 20 cm across, beside a 1.7 m figure.

Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.

Allium fistulosum is a perennial in the family Amaryllidaceae, also known as Welsh onion, Spring onion or Bunching onion, introduced to the UK. It reaches 60 cm tall and 20 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam, clay or sand soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from June to July. Its RHS hardiness rating is H5 (hardy, cold winter): −15 to −10°C.

Assembled from the attributes recorded below.

What this plant needs

Size at maturity
60 cm tall × 20 cm across, after about 10 years
Hardiness
H5 (RHS)
Lifecycle
Perennial
Aspect
Full sun
Soil
Loam, Clay, Sand
Acidity
Neutral, Alkaline
Moisture
Well drained
Exposure
Average
In the UK
Introduced

When it flowers

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

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