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Allium tricoccum with open inflorescence bud (June 6). Allium tricoccum is a perennial growing from an ovoid-conical shaped bulb that is 2–6 cm (1–2 in) long. [4] Plants typically produce a cluster of 2–6 bulbs that give rise to broad, [5] flat, smooth, light green leaves, that are 20–30 cm (8–12 in) long including the narrow petioles, [4] often with deep purple or burgundy tints on ...
Allium canadense, the Canada onion, Canadian garlic, wild garlic, meadow garlic and wild onion [6] is a perennial plant native to eastern North America [a] from Texas to Florida to New Brunswick to Montana. The species is also cultivated in other regions as an ornamental and as a garden culinary herb. [7] The plant is also reportedly ...
Scallions (also known as green onions and spring onions) are edible vegetables of various species in the genus Allium. Scallions generally have a milder taste than most onions . Their close relatives include garlic , shallots , leeks , chives , [ 1 ] and Chinese onions . [ 2 ]
Green onions and are longer, skinnier, and more tender, which makes them cook very quickly. Raw chives have a milder taste, and since they taste good raw and cook quickly, chives are more often ...
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Allium fistulosum, the Welsh onion, also commonly called bunching onion, long green onion, Japanese bunching onion, and spring onion, is a species of perennial plant, often considered to be a kind of scallion. The species is very similar in taste and odor to the related common onion, Allium cepa, and hybrids between the two (tree onions) exist.
Each stem produces an umbel inflorescence of 4–19 flowers during winter and spring. [7] The tepals are 10–18 mm (13 ⁄ 32 – 23 ⁄ 32 in) long and white, but with a "strong green line". [8] Each plant has two or three narrow, linear leaves, each up to 15 cm (6 in) long. [7] The leaves have a distinct onion smell when crushed.
Here's how to grow onions in your own garden, including growing onions from seed and growing from food scraps, and when to pick them in the spring.