Onion 'Rossa Di Milano'
Onion 'Rossa Di Milano' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Rossa di Milano' is a beautiful Italian heirloom onion with an abundance of sweetness and pungency. The skins are a deep bronze pink with a rounded, tapering heart shape bulb. It is an exceptional storage onion and looks great braided. A long to intermediate-day length onion, it is suitable for cooler areas. The flowers are attractive to bees and other useful insects.
Product: Onion 'Rossa Di Milano'
Product type: SEED ()
Botanical name: Allium cepa
Rossa di Milano' is a beautiful Italian heirloom onion with an abundance of sweetness and pungency. The skins are a deep bronze pink with a rounded, tapering heart shape bulb. It is an exceptional storage onion and looks great braided. A long to intermediate-day length onion, it is suitable for cooler areas. The flowers are attractive to bees and other useful insects.
Plant type: Annual
Plant height: 35 - 45 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 10 - 23°C
Temperate: Mid-May - August
Subtropical: Unsuitable
Tropical: Unsuitable
Germination: 14 - 21 days
Depth: 6 mm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Sow direct or into a seedling tray
Soil type: Fertile, very well drained, 6.5 - 7 pH; avoid fresh manure or compost
Rows: 25 - 30 cm apart
Harvest: 114 days; dry well before storing