Allium cepa | Yellow Onion, Shallot. Originated in … Eire;Lapland | Flower
Allium cepa belongs to the plant family ALLIACE and Genus Allium This Flower prefers soil , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Allium cepa does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Allium cepa so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Allium cepa yellow onion,shallot is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Low nitrogen
The skins of Allium cepa have been used in traditional fabric dyeing. A range of possible colors can be produced by Shallot (also known as yellow onion) including burnt umber, lime green, orange, yellow, brown, olive green, reddish brown, bronze and gold. Onion is used in Lapland for dyeing. It is used in dyeing wool. Common mordants used to fix the color to the fabric when dyeing with this plant include alum, ferrous sulfate or copper sulfate. Full sun is best for growing this plant.
Pyrus angustifolia is an Annual which means it lives for 1 year before dying. This plant needs to be regrown for success in the next season.
Allium cepa has an annual life cycle.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 2' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
This plant is will not resist frost and is classed as … Partially hardy
Some suggested culinary uses for this plant are … Flavoring. A descriptive flavor or texture charateristic of this plant is … has a very mild onion flavor
Bulbs;Leaves … are the edible part(s) of the Giant Granadilla plant
The Skins of Allium cepa can be used to produce a natural dye having the following color(s) … burnt umber,lime green,orange,yellow,brown,olive green,reddish brown,bronze,gold
The bulbs of this plant and the leaves are both edible. Allium cepa is most often used as a flavoring. Shallot (sometimes called yellow onion) has numerous traditional medicinal uses. Some of its many uses are: as a diuretic, as an antibiotic, as an anti-inflammatory and as an analgesic. More uses are listed in the medicinal properties section. The plant parts used in herbal preparations are the bulbs.
Suggested spacing for this crop to ensure plants next to each other use the space optimally without losing the benefits of sunshine and water needs is 4" in one direction and 4" in the other direction.
"Colors from nature : growing, collecting & using natural dyes", Bobbi A. McRae, Storey Communications Inc, Pownal Vermont, 1993.
"Dye plants and dyeing -- a handbook", EthelJane McD. Schetky, editor, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn New York, 1964.
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"Dye plants and dyeing -- a handbook", EthelJane McD. Schetky, editor, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn New York, 1964.