| Garden Onion | |
| Edible Onion | |
| Onion |
| Plant Habit: | Vine |
| Life cycle: | Other |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | In Water |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
| Flower Time: | Year Round |
| Inflorescence Type: | Compound Umbel |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | S (Sulfur) Cu (Copper) Na (Sodium) |
| Resistances: | Squirrels |
| Pollinators: | Wasps Beetles |
| Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
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