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Large Red Onions 'Creole Red' / 'Violet de Galmi'

Large Red Onions 'Creole Red' / 'Violet de Galmi'

  • Product number: 305610
  • Origin: Central Asia
  • Latin: Onion

Onions respond to day length. Tropical varieties do not form a bulb in temperate regions and vice versa. This short-day type will make your tropical relative very happy: bright pinkish-red, slightly flattened-round bulbs with a sharper taste than the yellow ones.

Names:
Latin: Allium cepa
Dutch: Grote Rode Ui
Also known as: Creole Red, Violet de Galmi
English: Tropical Onions

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Sowing method: Depending on the location relative to the equator, the best sowing time is after the shortest day. In case of severe drought, pre-sowing can be done in small pots; otherwise, sow in rows, 1cm apart and 30cm between rows.

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Sowing/planting time:

  • December
  • January
  • February
  • March

Harvesting time:

  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September

Soil type:

  • All soil types

Cultivation location:

  • Outdoors warm / sheltered
  • Greenhouse

Position:

  • Sun
  • Flower colour: White
  • Origin: Central Asia
  • Average growth height: 30 to 60 cm
  • Annual or perennial: Annual
  • Attractive to insects: N/A
  • Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
  • Ease of cultivation: Moderate
  • Latin: Onion
  • Dutch: Large Red Onion
  • Also known as: Creole Red, Violet de Galmi
  • English: Tropical Onions
  • All year round

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