(Flowering Onion, Persian Onion)

Although this Central Asian native is rare in cultivation, many "drumstick alliums" - including the popular cultivar 'Purple Sensation' - are incorrectly sold under this name. Most bear large spherical heads of lilac-purple flowers on tall stems in late spring. The strap-shaped basal leaves wither shortly after the flowers appear.

These plants like rich, well drained soil and full sun. Use them as bedding plants or in mixed borders. They attract butterflies, and are relatively unpalatable to...

(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...

(Ornamental Onion)

The tasseled flower clusters of this small bulbous perennial are one of the most charming signs that spring has arrived; the spreading carpets of blue bring cheer to gardeners everywhere. Shaggy tufts of purplish-blue sterile flowers appear at the tips of straight stems, above greenish brown fertile flowers. The flower stalks emerge in mid spring from basal clumps of fresh green leaves. This grape hyacinth is native to dry meadows in southern Europe, Iraq, and Turkey.

Plant the bulbs of tassel...

(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...

(Keeled Garlic)

Keeled garlic is grown for its spider-like clusters of red-purple, bell-shaped flowers which appear in late spring to midsummer atop tall leafless stems. Its foliage is fine, grassy and green and disappears after the flowers set seed.

This bulbous, clump forming perennial is native to Central and southern Europe, Turkey, and Russia, where it thrives in full sun average soil. Plant it in the fall in a well-drained location under three to four inches of soil. Keeled garlic is a fast grower and...

(Garden 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)

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,...

(Cipollini Onion, Garden 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, Red Onion)

Red onions are colorful and tasty in salads and sandwiches. The cultivar ‘Burgundy’ is an especially good selection for mild sweet flavor and bright color. It is a short-day variety that's best planted in fall or early winter and harvested in spring (95 days). The onions it produces are moderately good keepers.

The garden onion is a biennial or perennial widely grown as an annual vegetable. This variety produces a dense upright cluster of hollow pale green leaves that rise from a burgundy purple...

(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....