Onion (Allium cepa 'Potato Onion') in the Onions Database

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Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Flower Time:	Summer
Underground structures:	Bulb
Uses:	Vegetable
Dynamic Accumulator:	K (Potassium) Ca (Calcium) Na (Sodium)
Resistances:	Deer Resistant
Pollinators:	Bees Various insects

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Posted by wildflowers (North East Texas - Zone 7b) on Aug 28, 2014 9:44 AM concerning plant:

Also known as multiplier onion because each bulb will form underground bulb clusters. These are perennial onions that can be planted in the fall along with garlic and shallots. My potato onion is listed as 'Yellow Potato Onion' (aka Hill, Mother, or Pregnant Onion), which is said to be a 1982 SESE reintroduction of an heirloom strain dating back to before 1790.

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