How to tend a Allium cepa
Also known as: Allium ascalonicum var. condensum Millán, Allium ascalonicum var. fertile Millán, Allium ascalonicum var. sterile Millán, Ascalonicum sativum P.Renault, Cepa alba P.Renault, Cepa esculenta Gray, Cepa pallens P.Renault, Cepa rubra P.Renault, Cepa vulgaris Garsault, Kepa esculenta Raf., Porrum cepa (L.) Rchb., Allium angolense Baker, Allium aobanum Araki, Allium cepa var. viviparum (Metzg.) Alef., Allium cepaeum St.-Lag., Allium commune Noronha, Allium cumaria Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., Allium esculentum Salisb., Allium napus Pall. ex Kunth, Allium nigritanum A.Chev., Allium pauciflorum Willd. ex Ledeb., Allium salota Dostál, Allium cepa var. aggregatum G.Don, Allium cepa var. solaninum Alef., Allium cepa var. multiplicans L.H.Bailey, Allium cepa var. crinides Alef., Allium cepa var. argenteum Alef., Allium cepa var. praecox Alef., Allium cepa var. hispanicum Alef., Allium cepa var. lisboanum Alef., Allium cepa var. luteum Alef., Allium cepa var. bifolium Alef., Allium cepa var. portanum Alef., Allium cepa var. flandricum Alef., Allium cepa var. anglicum Alef., Allium cepa var. globosum Alef., Allium cepa var. jamesii Alef., Allium cepa var. rosum Alef., Allium cepa var. sanguineum Alef., Allium cepa var. tripolitanum Alef., Allium ascalonicum f. rotterianum Voss ex J.Becker, Allium cepa var. cepa
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Not resistant to water, water thoroughly after soil surface dries
Sunlight
High quality fruits in sunny places
Soil
Soil with loose texture or soil with specific nutrients, pH value 5.5-6.5
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly
Pruning
Remove aged tissues, dead, rotten, diseased leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Central Asia, Western Asia
- Category
- Liliaceae, Allium
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering and fruiting period May-July
- Flower colors
- white, yellow or red
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