Safrane onion
Allium cepa 'Safrane'
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
'Safrane' onion (Allium cepa 'Safrane') is a vegetable for borders, containers, and food gardens. 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. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. You grow it as a hard yellow storage onion for the main season.
Pairs well with Ancho pepper, Straight-8 cucumber, Salad burnet, and Lemon thyme.