Onion , Welsh Onion, White Clumping (Deciduous)

Allium fistulosum, Deciduous Perennial - Clumps like a shallot, This is the one you remembered that your Grandfather grew & you know you should grow it, but never did, Well you should be, cuz it's great! Species originated in China (not Wales) about 500 BC, very similar in taste & odour to the related garden onion, however, this doesn’t develop bulbs, but clumps like a shallot, has hollow leaves & scapes similar to Chives, Perennial but dies down in winter, (not to be confused with the less well known ‘Perpetual Onion’, which doesn’t die down in winter) Ht: 35 cm (1ft), Very Hardy, Seed Count Approx - 185 avg
 
 SOWING - Plant all thru the year using seeds or divisions (Best in Spring),  Plants multiply by producing side shoots which can be divided & reset. Set the divisions or sow the seeds in rows 1 ft apart. Space plants 6 in apart in the row