Round Tropea Onion onion
Allium cepa 'Round Tropea Onion'
USDA zones6 to 6
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
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Notes
'Round Tropea Onion' (Allium cepa 'Round Tropea Onion') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. It is one of the more cold-hardy crops and can keep growing through light freezes with some winter protection. This plant likes full sun and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. Bees and butterflies visit the fragrant blooms.
Pairs well with Beet/chard, Candy carrot, and Kent Beauty oregano.