(Common Lady's Mantle)

(Globemaster Ornamental Onion, Ornamental Onion)

For many, ‘Globemaster’ is the standard against which all other ornamental alliums are judged. The gigantic, rounded, lavender-purple flowerheads of this hybrid are composed of small, starry, densely packed florets, and can approach the size of a volleyball. Appearing in late spring, they are borne singly on tall, sturdy stems which rise above bold, strappy, deep green basal leaves that appear in spring and fade as the plants bloom.

In autumn, plant the bulbs of ‘Globemaster’ in fertile, well-drained...

(Ornamental Onion, Pink Feathers Ornamental Onion)

A summer-blooming ornamental onion, 'Pink Feathers' bears wispy clusters of pale pink-lavender blossoms. This hybrid perennial grows from bulbs that slowly reproduce to create a clump. Each bulb produces slender, light green leaves that may slightly twist. The leaves look resemble a wispy rosette. The rounded flower clusters comprise hundreds of tiny six-petaled flowers that are visited by bees and butterflies. No or few seeds result from pollination, making 'Pink Feathers' less of a spreading weed...

(American Flag Leek, Broadleaf Wild Leek)

Grown for its showy flower heads on tall stems, this ancestor of the cultivated leek is a bulbous perennial from stony or sandy habitats in northern Africa, southern Europe, Turkey, Iran, and the Caucasus. It may also be the parent of elephant garlic.

Growing from a rounded, yellowish, edible bulb that produces numerous offsets, this ornamental onion has long, grass-like leaves that clasp the base of the tall solitary flowering stem. A large spherical umbel of pink, purplish red, or white flowers...

(Blue Ornamental Onion)

Blue ornamental onion is a perennial bulb grown for its small clusters of azure blue, star-shaped flowers. In late spring to early summer, each plant puts forth multiple leafless stems topped with one flower cluster. The green strap-like foliage appears before plants bloom and often dies back before flowers the appear. This onion has a lightly oniony fragrance when its leaves or stems are crushed.

Blue ornamental onion is originates from the mountains of northern and Central Asia where it grows...

(Garden Onion, Onion)

The garden onion, 'California Wonder Red’, has a robust, somewhat sweet flavor when eaten raw and its rings look attractive on salads and sandwiches. This short-day variety is best planted in fall or early winter and harvested in spring. The onions it produces are not good keepers and should be consumed within a month or so after harvest.

The garden onion is a biennial or perennial widely grown as a root vegetable. Garden onions are categorized according to the day length needed for bulb formation....

(Garden Onion, Yellow Onion)

Fresh grown onions just taste better. These popular vegetables come in many shapes and colors and are quite easy to grow if you have good, friable soil and lots of sun.

The onion is a perennial that’s grown as an annual root vegetable. Unknown in the wild, Allium cepa may descend from several species found across Central Asian to include Allium oschaninii, Allium praemixtum, Allium vavilovii, Allium pskemense,...

(Garden Onion, White Onion)

Fresh grown onions just taste better. These popular vegetables come in many shapes and colors and are quite easy to grow if you have good, friable soil and lots of sun.

The onion is a perennial that’s grown as an annual root vegetable. Unknown in the wild, Allium cepa may descend from several species found across Central Asian to include Allium oschaninii, Allium praemixtum, Allium vavilovii, Allium pskemense,...

(Garden Onion, Sweet Yellow Onion)

This disease-resistant "super-sweet" onion is one of several developed for Texas commercial growers by the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station in Weslaco. It is among the most widely grown and sold onion varieties in the United States.

The garden onion is a herbaceous biennial commonly grown as an annual vegetable. Pale hollow green leaves and long flower stems arise from bulbs with papery outer coverings. This variety develops spherical, yellow-skinned, softball-sized onions that keep well...

(Garden Onion, Sweet Onion, Vidalia Onion)

The garden onion is a biennial widely grown as a vegetable. Pale hollow green leaves and long flower stems that sometimes have bulbils rather than flowers arise from bulbs with papery outer coverings. Vidalia onions are yellow, sweet-flavored onions grown in the vicinity of Vidalia, Georgia.

Garden onions are categorized by the day length at which they form bulbs. Vidalia onions require short days (10 to 12 hours) to form plump bulbs. They are thus usually planted in fall or early winter, for...