10 Starter Plants of Perennial Rakkyo Onion Allium chinense (Bare Root)

Botanical Name: Allium chinense Common Names: Rakkyo, Chinese Onion, Chinese Scallion, Oriental Onion, Jiao Tou / Chiao Tou (Chinese), Cu Kieu (Vietnamese) Rakkyo is an important vegetable in the Orient. It is an evergreen, bulb-producing plant characterized by crisp white bulbs, stiff green stalks and small, purple, autumn-blooming flowers. The plant is cultivated in Asia for its edible bulbs and leaves, which may be eaten raw or cooked. The flowers are also edible and may be used as a garnish. Chinese onion's strong odor is believed to dispel moles and other garden pests. Rakkyo is normally unavailable in nurseries. A staple vegetable in cuisines ranging from Japan to China, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia, Rakkyo is a multiplying onion that in just a few seasons becomes hugely productive. Rakkyo is an important vegetable in the Orient and in the west is grown and used mainly by Orientals. The plants do not produce seeds and are propagated by bulb division. In mild climates, bulbs are planted in late summer, and the crop is harvested in midsummer of the following year. Several small bulbs are obtained from each bulb planted. Culture and exposure of plant parts is similar to that of bulb-set onions.

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• For Plant Orders - "Starter" plants contain root, shipped in recycle packaging with organic material. Might be trimmed to fix in the shipping box.
• For Plant Orders - Starter Plant 4-12" tall, sizes varied pending on photoperiodism of the order/ship time.
• For Seed Orders - Freshly Harvested; May be Hand-Counted; Proud Bee Hosts, Cross Pollination "Can" Occur.
• For Seeds Orders - Some seeds are very very tiny; Some may shipped in swollen calyx after flower dropped.