Common names:
Salad Onion
Onion

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Fern
Life cycle:Other
Sun Requirements:Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 4a
Flower Time:Other
Inflorescence Type:Spike
Underground structures:Tuber
Uses:Will Naturalize
Dynamic Accumulator:Nitrogen fixer
Ca (Calcium)
Cu (Copper)
Resistances:Tolerates foot traffic
Pollinators:Hoverflies
Birds
Conservation status:Vulnerable (VU)

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