Onions: Allium cepa 'Walla Walla'
Botanical name: Allium cepa 'Walla Walla'
Common name: onion
Planted
2
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at a glance
Soil: | damp, acidic, sand |
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Sun: | |
Zones: | 5a thru 10b |
Care: |
easy
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Lifespan: |
biennial
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Category: | |
Attributes: |
deer resistant, rabbit resistant, bee attracting, edible |
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description for "Onions: Allium cepa 'Walla Walla'"
'Walla Walla' is the pride of Washington State! A sweet, long-day, yellow onion that makes large bulbs in northern and midwestern states. Does not store as well as other long-day varieties. Long day onions grow better in northern states because they need 14 to 16 hours of daylight to bulb satisfactorily. Long day varieties generally have a more pungent flavor than short day. -- edited by dtd pbcouchman
History:
Allium cepa has been cultivated throughout such a large portion of human history, that the true species is no longer known in the wild.