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The Egyptian "Walking" Onion


As their scientific name "Allium proliferum" states, these hardy little onions are very "prolific". After planting them in your garden you will have onions every year for years to come! Egyptian Walking Onions are also called "Tree Onions, Egyptian Tree Onions, Top Onions, or Perennial Onions."

The wonderful walking onion.

Egyptian Walking Onions are one of the first plants to emerge in the spring. The greens (leaves) will grow up to 3 feet tall. When they reach their full height a miniature bouquet of flowers will bloom at the top. When the flowers become fertilized each one will produce a little bulblet. Each bulblet looks like a miniature onion. A bulblet is also referred to as a "set". Egyptian Walking Onion sets are smaller than the ordinary garden variety onion sets. They range in size from 1/4 inch to 1 inch. Every Egyptian Walking Onion plant will produce a cluster of bulblets at the top, hence the name, "Top Onion," meaning they are top-setting onions. Each cluster can have as few as two sets, or as many as 20 sets. Sometimes a new leaf will emerge from a cluster of top-sets like a little branch, and a second cluster will grow from it, hence the name, "Tree Onion." Eventually the clusters will get heavy enough to pull the plant over to the ground where the bulblets will take root and grow new onion plants in a new location, hence the name, "Walking Onion." These onions will literally walk all around your garden! In the ground, the Egyptian Walking Onion plant produces a small onion which can be harvested. If left in the ground, the onion will produce offsets and form a cluster of onions.

Source: www.egyptianwalkingonion.com



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