Common names:
Borettana Onion
Cipollini Onion
Cipolline Onion
Cippolini Onion
Italian Button Onion
Onion

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Shrub
Life cycle:Other
Sun Requirements:Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences:Wet Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 12
Flower Time:Late summer or early fall
Inflorescence Type:Spadix
Underground structures:Taproot
Uses:Medicinal Herb
Dynamic Accumulator:Ca (Calcium)
Fe (Iron)
Zn (Zinc)
Resistances:Tolerates dry shade
Pollinators:Wind
Cleistogamous
Conservation status:Critically Endangered (CR)

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