Allium fistulosum Seeds | Welsh Onion Evergreen
LATIN NAME: Allium fistulosum
COMMON NAME: Welsh Onion
Plant Profile
Known to gardeners as Welsh Onion, Allium fistulosum is a hardy, perennial in the onion family. The Welsh onion pencils slim, green tubes along fine rows, small, white pompons rising above them, and the whole clump carries the neat, upright look of the kitchen garden. It is a plant of open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground. Put simply, this is a rewarding species for anyone willing to give it a suitable spot.
Science & Biotechnology
Research touching on Allium fistulosum ranges from the botany of the onion family to practical horticulture, including seed handling, propagation and the selection of superior forms. It retains a following among breeders and collectors, which keeps seed stocks in circulation.
Uses & Benefits
In the garden, Welsh Onion earns its place in borders, containers and mixed plantings, and it also rewards growers who raise plants for cutting, drying or kitchen use. The Welsh onion is a neat, useful plant of kitchen garden and study collection. It is a neat, useful plant of open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden. The Welsh onion seeds grow readily in a fine, gritty compost kept moist. Getting it going is easy; keeping it going is easier still.
The onion family is one of the great medicinal plant groups: garlic, onions, leeks and their kin supply sulfur compounds such as allicin that have been studied extensively for cardiovascular and antimicrobial effects. Regular allium consumption is associated with several benefits in population studies, and garlic remains one of the world’s best-selling herbal supplements.
Growing from Seed
Seed is the natural starting point for Welsh Onion, and the process is uncomplicated. Use a fine, free-draining seed compost, scatter the seed evenly, cover it lightly and hold it just moist in good light. Move strong seedlings into individual pots, keep them in good light, and set them out when the weather and their size agree.
Our Take
Being a hardy, perennial, it asks for a permanent spot and repays it yearly. Welsh Onion settles in quickly once it finds its footing. Keep the sowing evenly moist at the start — that is the one real requirement.
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