Alliums
About Alliums
Onions, garlic, leeks, shallots, and chives.
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All Alliums Varieties
Ailsa Craig Sweet Onion
110-120 days · Moderate to challenging
Sweet and mild with low sulfur content
Bandit
120 days · Easy
Mild to moderately strong onion-garlic flavor with a clean profile.
Biker
90 days · Easy
Mild to peppery allium flavor with tender, crisp shanks characteristic of green onions.
Candy Onion
100-110 days · Easy to moderate
Exceptionally sweet and mild, very low sulfur content
Comanche
105 days · Easy
Mild, sweet flavor with delicate, slightly grassy undertones and tender texture
Common Chives
75-85 days · Easy
Mild, delicate onion flavor with a slight sharpness
Conservor
110 days · Easy
Mild and sweet with subtle copper undertones, characteristic of premium shallot varieties.
Copra Onion
104-110 days · Easy
Sharp, pungent flavor that mellows when cooked
Dash
50 days · Easy
Mild, refined onion flavor with clean, delicate taste; less assertive than bulbing varieties.
Elephant Garlic
240-270 days · Easy
Mild, sweet garlic flavor, much less pungent than regular garlic
Evergreen Hardy White
65 days · Easy
Mild onion flavor, tender texture, less pungent than regular onions
Evergreen White Bunching Onion
60-70 days · Easy
Mild onion flavor, sweet white bases with slightly stronger green tops
French Gray Shallot
90-120 days · Easy to moderate
Complex, mild, sweet with subtle wine-like notes, less sharp than onions
Garlic Chives
80-90 days · Easy
Mild garlic flavor, more delicate than regular garlic
Georgia Fire Garlic
240-270 days · Easy
Hot and spicy with strong garlic flavor that mellows when cooked
German Extra Hardy Garlic
240-270 days · Easy
Rich, complex garlic flavor, sweet when roasted
Giant Musselburgh
120-150 days · Moderate
Mild, sweet, and delicate with subtle onion flavor
Giant Red Beard
90-120 days · Easy
Not grown for culinary use - ornamental variety
Inchelium Red Softneck Garlic
240-270 days · Easy to Moderate
Rich, full-bodied garlic flavor that's robust but not harsh
Innovator
110 days · Easy
Mild to moderately pungent onion flavor with balanced sweetness, typical of storage onion varieties.
Italian Red Torpedo Onion
95-110 days · Moderate
Medium-hot when raw, sweet and mild when cooked
Japanese Bunching Onions
65 days · Easy
Mild onion flavor, tender and crisp
Jumper
95 days · Easy
Mild, clean allium flavor with tender, refined texture.
King Richard
75 days · Easy
Mild, slightly sweet onion-like flavor with tender, delicate white shanks
Megaton
90 days · Easy
Mild to moderately pungent onion flavor with good storage quality and excellent keeping ability.
Music Hardneck Garlic
240-270 days · Easy
Rich, full-bodied garlic flavor with moderate heat, becomes sweet and nutty when roasted
Purple de Lautrec Shallot
90-110 days · Moderate
Complex, refined flavor with wine-like notes and gentle pungency
Purple Sensation Allium
Easy
Ornamental variety, not typically used for culinary purposes
Purple Top Walla Walla
125-300 days · Moderate
Exceptionally sweet and mild with low sulfur content, crisp texture
Purplette
60 days · Easy
Sweet, mild, and crisp with minimal bite
Red Baron Shallots
90-120 days · Moderate
Complex, sweet, and pungent with wine-like undertones
Red Burgundy Onion
100-110 days · Easy to moderate
Sharp, pungent flavor that mellows when cooked
Red Burgundy Shallot
90-110 days · Easy
Mild onion flavor with subtle garlic notes, less sharp than regular onions
Red Carpet Chives
75-90 days · Very easy
Mild onion flavor in leaves, flowers have delicate onion taste
Red Wing Storage Onion
110-120 days · Easy to Moderate
Sharp, pungent flavor that mellows when cooked
Rossa di Milano
100 days · Easy to moderate
Mild, sweet, and crisp with less bite than yellow onions
Siberian Garlic
240-270 days · Easy
Rich, complex, and robust with moderate heat when raw, mellow and nutty when roasted
Spanish Roja Garlic
240-270 days · Easy
Rich, full-bodied flavor with moderate heat and complex undertones
Stuttgart
110-120 days · Easy
Sharp when raw, sweet and mild when cooked
Vidalia Onion
110-120 days · Moderate
Very sweet and mild with low pungency, crisp texture
Walla Walla Sweet Onion
125-140 days · Moderate
Exceptionally sweet and mild with low sulfur content
White Lisbon Bunching Onion
60-120 days · Easy
Mild, sweet onion flavor, more delicate than regular onions
Yellow Granex Onion
110-120 days · Easy
Exceptionally sweet and mild with very little sulfur bite
Yellow Sweet Spanish Onion
110-120 days · Easy
Sweet and mild with low sulfur content
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