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Allium cepa 'Perutile'

ever-ready onion

An easy to grow, clump-forming, perennial, non-flowering onion. Green chive or spring onion type leaves and the small shallot-like bulbs can be used raw in salads or for cooking

Synonyms
Allium perutile
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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
1–2 years
Ultimate spread
0.1–0.5 metres
Growing conditions
Chalk
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring
Summer Green Purple Brown
Autumn
Winter
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

South–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness
H5
Botanical 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

Unresolved

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in free-draining, fertile soil in full sun. Keep well watered in dry periods but stop watering when bulbs become swollen. See how to grow: onions for further advice

Propagation

Propagate by division (non-flowering so does not set seed)

Suggested planting locations and garden types
Pruning

Remove faded leaves

Pests

May be susceptible to onion fly, leek moth and narcissus eelworm

Diseases

May be susceptible to onion white rot, onion downy mildew, leek rust and onion neck rot

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