Perennial onions

Synonyms: Shallot, potato onion, mother onion, nest onion

Aspects: Clumping herb, edible bulbs, edible greens, full sun, moist well drained soils

Potato onions are smaller than ordinary biennial onions but their flavor is excellent and their storage qualities are superior; use a combination of large and small bulbs for propagation

Plants should not be allowed to dry out as this substantially lowers yields