Ailsa Craig onion
Allium cepa 'Ailsa Craig'
USDA zones5 to 10
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Ailsa Craig' onion (Allium cepa 'Ailsa Craig') is a vegetable for the food garden, borders, and containers. It is typically grown as an annual. It ranks among the more cold-hardy crops, and with some winter protection it keeps growing through light freezes. This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It takes about 100 days to reach maturity, so it can be ready for harvest before some other Spanish storage onions. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits.