Allium cepa 'Apache'PBR
onion (salad) 'Apache'
An attractive deep purple skinned Spring onion with a mild flavour and crisp texture. Fast maturing, suitable to harvest within 6 weeks from sowing. Suitable for both open ground and container growing
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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
1 yearUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Green Purple | |||
| Autumn | Green Purple | |||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H3Botanical details
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Genus
Allium are bulbous herbaceous perennials with a strong onion or garlic scent, linear, strap-shaped or cylindrical basal leaves and star-shaped or bell-shaped flowers in an umbel on a leafless stem
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in fertile, moist but well drained soil in full sun, in a sheltered site. Sow seeds from late Winter to mid-Summer at 3 weekly intervals. Sow thinly at 0.6cm deep in drills 15cm apart. No thinning required. See Vegetable Cultivation
Propagation
Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Patio and container plants
Pruning
No pruning required
Pests
Generally pest-free. Birds may be a problem
Diseases
May be susceptible to onion white rot and onion downy mildew
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