Common names:
Bunching Onion
Onion

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 13 +15.6 °C (60 °F) to +21.1 °C (70 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Flower Time: Late winter and early spring
Inflorescence Type: Compound
Underground structures: Corm
Uses: Shade Tree
Dynamic Accumulator: K (Potassium)
Fe (Iron)
Cu (Copper)
Resistances: Pollution
Pollinators: Hoverflies
Birds
Conservation status: Vulnerable (VU)

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