Allium fistulosum (Spring onions)

Botanical name: Allium fistulosum
Common name(s): Spring onions
Categories: Fruits and Vegetables

Plant description:

There are two types of onions: bulb onions, which come in various shapes, sizes and colours, and are used, raw or cooked, in dishes and salads; and spring onions (also called green onions or scallions), which are grown for their leaves and white stems and used mainly in salads and in Oriental cuisine.

Family: Alliaceae

Synonym: Allium bouddae

Botanical Pronunciation: AL-ee-um fist-yoo-LOW-sum

Allium fistulosum requirements and features

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Evergreen

Never Sheds All of Its Foliage.

Semi Deciduous

Sheds Part of Its Foliage During Winter/Autumn.

Deciduous

Sheds Its Leaves Annually

Full Sun

Prefers 6 or more hours of sun per day.

Half Sun

Prefers 3 To 6 Hours of Sunlight a Day.

Shade

Prefers Low Light Levels.

Frost Hardy

Can Handle frost without damage.

Semi Frost Hardy

Is Able to Survive Moderately Low Temperatures.

Frost Sensitive

Will Get Damaged and Possibly Killed During Periods of Frost.

High Watering

Requires Frequent Watering.

Moderate Watering

Requires Regular Watering.

Low Watering

Requires Little Water.

High Maintenance

Requires Regular Maintenance.

Moderate Maintenance

Requires moderate maintenance.

Low Maintenance

Requires little maintenance.

Pruning Required

Needs to be Pruned.

Indigenous

Originates in South Africa.

Non Indigenous

Exotic to South Africa.

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Plant Attributes
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Botanical name	Allium fistulosum
Plant Care	Deciduous Deciduous – Sheds Its Leaves Annually Full Sun Full Sun – Prefers 6 or more hours of sun per day. Semi Frost Hardy Semi Frost Hardy – Is Able to Survive Moderately Low Temperatures. Moderate Watering Moderate Watering – Requires Regular Watering. Non Indigenous Non Indigenous – Exotic to South Africa.
Categories	Fruits and Vegetables
Common name(s)	Spring onions
Origin	Asia
Planting instructions	Sow seeds for spring onions in trays or 20mm apart in rows.Do not plant seedlings too deep.
Soil conditions	A sandy loam soil, well dressed with compost and manure, is best.
Uses	Spring onions (also called green onions or scallions), are grown for their leaves and white stems, and used mainly in salads and in Oriental cuisine. Spring onions: â€˜White Welshâ€™, a bunching type, is excellent for salads. Spring onions that grow too big for salad use can be left in the ground to provide the bite-sized bulb onions used for pickling.
Common pests and diseases	Pests: Thrips.Diseases include mildew (during wet weather), pink rot, storage rot.
Harvest	Spring onions are ready for harvesting about 10 weeks after they germinate.

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Allium fistulosum (Spring onions)