Allium cepa 'Marshalls Red Fen'

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onion 'Marshalls Red Fen'

A bulbous perennial grown as a vegetable with upright, blueish-green leaves. Rounded, dark red bulbs with a good flavour are planted in autumn for harvesting in June to July

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Ultimate height

0.1т0.5 metres

Time to ultimate height

1т2 years

Ultimate spread

0.1т0.5 metres

Loam

Sand

Moisture

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pH

Alkaline, Neutral

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Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun

Aspect

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Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Amaryllidaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Clump forming
Genus: Allium are bulbous herbaceous perennials with a strong onion or garlic scent, linear, strap-shaped or cylindrical basal leaves and star-shaped or bell-shaped flowers in an umbel on a leafless stem
Name status: Unresolved

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in free-draining, fertile soil in full sun. Keep well watered in dry periods but stop watering when bulbs become swollen. See how to grow: Onions for further advice

Propagation

Propagate by seed or by onion sets. See how to grow: onions or sowing vegetable seeds

Suggested planting locations and garden types

City and courtyard gardens
Cottage and informal garden
Patio and container plants
Flower borders and beds

Pruning

Remove faded leaves and spent flowers

Pests

May be susceptible to stem and bulb eelworm, leek moth and onion fly

Diseases

May be susceptible to rusts

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