Walking Onion
(Allium proliferum)
One of the first perennial greens to pop up in our garden. We snip the tops and use them like green onions. They keep growing and growing until they start to bulb on their tops, creating a fun look as they start to sprout from their top bulbs (bulbils), eventually falling over and the bulbs then root into the soil (walking around the garden). By snipping them back often and eating them, you can prevent them from creating their top bulbs if you prefer to keep them contained to a certain area. If you want to quickly make more plants, you can pop off their bulbs and plant them right away. Grows to around 2 - 3’ tall and doesn’t seem picky about soil type, as long as it’s mulched and gets sun. Once you have an established patch you can start digging and enjoying their shallot sized underground bulbs as well. A beautiful plant that we love.
Hardy to zone 3.
A handful of bulbils is an affordable way to get a good patch of walking onions going. Just stick them 2 inches under the soil, keep the soil moist and they will grow.
(Allium proliferum)
One of the first perennial greens to pop up in our garden. We snip the tops and use them like green onions. They keep growing and growing until they start to bulb on their tops, creating a fun look as they start to sprout from their top bulbs (bulbils), eventually falling over and the bulbs then root into the soil (walking around the garden). By snipping them back often and eating them, you can prevent them from creating their top bulbs if you prefer to keep them contained to a certain area. If you want to quickly make more plants, you can pop off their bulbs and plant them right away. Grows to around 2 - 3’ tall and doesn’t seem picky about soil type, as long as it’s mulched and gets sun. Once you have an established patch you can start digging and enjoying their shallot sized underground bulbs as well. A beautiful plant that we love.
Hardy to zone 3.
A handful of bulbils is an affordable way to get a good patch of walking onions going. Just stick them 2 inches under the soil, keep the soil moist and they will grow.
(Allium proliferum)
One of the first perennial greens to pop up in our garden. We snip the tops and use them like green onions. They keep growing and growing until they start to bulb on their tops, creating a fun look as they start to sprout from their top bulbs (bulbils), eventually falling over and the bulbs then root into the soil (walking around the garden). By snipping them back often and eating them, you can prevent them from creating their top bulbs if you prefer to keep them contained to a certain area. If you want to quickly make more plants, you can pop off their bulbs and plant them right away. Grows to around 2 - 3’ tall and doesn’t seem picky about soil type, as long as it’s mulched and gets sun. Once you have an established patch you can start digging and enjoying their shallot sized underground bulbs as well. A beautiful plant that we love.
Hardy to zone 3.
A handful of bulbils is an affordable way to get a good patch of walking onions going. Just stick them 2 inches under the soil, keep the soil moist and they will grow.