🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🥕 Potato Onion
Allium cepa var. aggregatum
vegetables
Perennial Bulb
Amaryllidaceae
☀️ Sun
Full Sun
💧 Water
Moderate
🗺️ Zones
3-9
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
Well-draining
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
8-12 in
📐 Height
18-24 in
🤝 Companions (3)
🤝 Carrot
Classic onion-carrot pest confusion pairing
🤝 Chamomile
Traditional companion for alliums
🤝 Lettuce
Interplanted salad companions
⚠️ Keep Apart (3)
⚠️ Fennel
Allelopathic - may inhibit growth
⚠️ Mint
Aggressive mint competes for resources
⚠️ Walnut
Susceptible to juglone toxicity from walnut trees
📝 Growing Notes
Plant one, harvest 8-15. Stores longer than any other onion. Excellent flavor.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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