Onion Varieties
Compare 14 onion cultivars. Find the perfect variety for your garden based on how you want to use them, growth habit, and days to maturity.
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Ailsa Craig
Scottish heirloom; large white sweet onion; translucent flesh; mild flavour; excellent for pickling; day-neutral.
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Candy
Sweet hybrid; large golden globes; intermediate-day type; mild; stores 3-4 months.
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Cipollini
Italian flat disc-shaped bulbs; high sugar content; excellent caramelized or roasted.
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Evergreen Bunching
Allium fistulosum; perennial non-bulbing scallion; produces white slender stalks year-round; divides readily; extremely cold-hardy; harvest outer stalks and leave clump to regrow; Japanese heirloom.
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Red Baron
Deep burgundy-red throughout — skin, layers, and when sliced. Maintains its striking color at all stages of growth. Strong flavor, best suited for northern gardens.
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Red Creole
Red onion for warm climates; flat bulb; good colour retention; short-day variety; good for Southern gardens.
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Stuttgarter
German heirloom; flattened globe shape; strong pungent flavour; excellent storage; sets available.
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Texas 1015
Texas A&M 1983 release; large sweet mild bulbs; short-day type; poor storage.
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Walla Walla
Washington heirloom since 1900; large sweet mild bulbs; not a good keeper; long-day type.
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White Sweet Spanish
Large white onion; very mild sweet flavour; thin skin; excellent fresh; short-day variety; popular in Southwest.
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Yellow Globe
Standard all-purpose storage onion; firm golden skin; pungent flavour; stores 6+ months.
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Yellow Spanish
Large sweet yellow onion; thin skin; mild flavour; good for fresh eating; short-day variety; stores moderately.
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