Plants of Pompeii: Onion (Allium cepa)
Karen Native to Asia, the common onion is a biennial or perennial usually grown as an annual It is in the same genus as chives, garlic, and leek, and is the…
Edible Alliums
Allium is a genus of herbaceous biennials or perennials in the amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae) with over eight hundred species, mostly native to the Northern Hemisphere. Some, like star of Persia…
Shakespeare’s Garden: Onion
The common onion (Allium cepa) is in the same genus as chives, garlic, and leeks and the same species as shallots. Onion is native to Asia but is grown throughout…