Onions & Shallots

120 days. Allium cepa. (F1) Ambition Shallot. The plant produces high yields of 1 ½ to 2" diameter shallots. They are perfect for salad dressings, sauces, meats, and soups. Stores well; they'll store for 60 to 90 days, so you can expect storage through spring. With this French shallot, you can get nearly 2 dozen shallots from every seedling you transplant. An excellent choice for home gardens and specialty market growers. A variety from France.

70 days. Allium cepa. Open Pollinated. Barletta Onion. The plant produces excellent yields of beautiful, small pearl onions. Excellent served whole as a cocktail onion, in sweet and sour sauce, boiled, pickled, whole in soups, and roasted. It is also perfect for shish-ka-bobs and grilled with your favorite steak. Also known as White Pearl Onion. Excellent choice for home gardens and specialty market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 342941. An heirloom variety from Italy. A short day variety.

80 days. Allium cepa. Open Pollinated. Bianca Di Maggio Onion. The plant produces beautiful, small, 3" wide white onions. Very sweet and mild. It is best to harvest onions when they are small. Perfect for soups, salads, pickling, cooking, gourmet dishes, or grilling as shish kabobs. These delicious small white onions command a high price at specialty markets. Sowing from August to October is possible where winter is moderate. An excellent choice for home gardens and specialty market growers. A variety from Italy. A long day variety.

110 days. Allium cepa. Open Pollinated. Borettana Cipolloni Onion. The plant produces excellent yields of beautiful, small yellow onions. These flattened globe-shaped gourmet onions are for soups, salads, cooking, kabobs, pickling, and grilling. Bulbs are perfect for braiding, like garlic, and can be stored for up to 5 months this way. In Europe, it is known as Cipollini. Excellent choice for home gardens and specialty market growers. An heirloom variety from the town of Boretto in northern Italy. A long day variety.

Crimson Forest Bunching Onion is a premium garden variety offering strong growth, dependable performance, and quality harvests for home gardeners.

95 days. Allium cepa. Open Pollinated. Crystal White Wax Onion. The plant produces excellent yields of small white pearl onions. The classic Cocktail Onion. Perfect for pickling or cocktails. Also great for sandwiches, stews, and soups. Pick when onions are 1 to 1 ½" in diameter. Suitable for Southern regions of the country, especially Texas and Southern California. An excellent choice for home gardens, market growers, and open field production. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 546166. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: PR. A short day variety.

120 days. Allium cepa. Open Pollinated. Evergreen White Bunching Onion. The plant produces excellent yields of bunching onions. It has white shanks and white skin, making it a very attractive scallion for gourmet dishes. Perfect for salads and garnishes. Slow to bolt. Hardy plants winter over for the spring crop. May be handled as a perennial by dividing the clumps in the second summer to produce a new crop. This variety is exclusively grown for green bunching onions. Suitable for both Northern and Southern regions. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 546250. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: PR S, TH.

Innovator Shallot is a premium garden variety offering strong growth, dependable performance, and quality harvests for home gardeners.

60 days. Allium cepa. Open Pollinated. Purplette Onion. This early maturing plant produces excellent yields of small burgundy onions. Best when harvested when very young as bunching onions or when golf ball size. The onion is a glossy rich burgundy color changing to a pastel pink color when cooked or pickled. Perfect in cooked dishes, salads, and pickled. An excellent choice for home gardens and specialty market growers. A variety from the USA. A short day variety.

65 days. Allium cepa. Open Pollinated. Red Baron Bunching Onions. The plant produces excellent yields of beautiful, red bunching onions, with the upper leaves having a rich, green color. The first red bunching onion to stay red through all stages of growth and a wide range of temperatures. Harvest at 12-15" in length, just before the bulb begins to swell. The plant will grow 3" bulbs too. Perfect for soups, salads, pickling, and as a garnish. Succession planting is recommended. Excellent choice for home gardens and specialty market growers. A variety from the USA. A long day variety.

114 days. Allium cepa. (F1) Red Bull Onion. The plant produces excellent yields of large red onions. It has deep red skins and interior red rings. Great for salads, hamburgers, and sandwiches. Stores well. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. A variety from the USA. A long day variety.

110 days. Allium cepa. Open Pollinated. Red Creole Onion. The plant produces excellent yields of sweet red onions. Perfect for salads and sandwiches. They are great additions to salsas, Cajun foods, and other zesty dishes. It performs especially well in southern and warmer climates, but it can be grown in many areas with proper timing. Stores well. A heirloom variety that was developed in 1962 by the Dessert Seed Company. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 682110. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: PR. A short day onion.