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

Watering

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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