Onion: White Sweet Spanish
(Allium cepa L)
Onion is a hardy biennial from southern parts of Russia and Iran. It was disseminated by the Indo-European peoples during their numerous migrations. Very ancient forms of Onion are still for sale in Middle Eastern markets.
A long-day white onion that is globe shaped and firm. This variety will only bulb in temperate climates where daylength reaches 13-15 hours. Do not grow for the bulb in the subtropics and tropics.