| Onion | |
| Garden Onion |
| Plant Habit: | Grass/Grass-like |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 4b |
| Flower Time: | Other |
| Inflorescence Type: | Verticillaster |
| Underground structures: | Bulb |
| Uses: | Salad greens |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | B (Boron) Mn (Manganese) Co (Cobalt) |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
| Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Flies |
| Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
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