(Allium × proliferum)
One of the most fascinating perennial vegetables you can grow, walking onions practically plant themselves. Instead of producing seeds, they form clusters of small bulbils at the tops of their stalks. As the stalks bend under their weight, the bulbils touch the ground, root, and create new plants nearby—giving the appearance that the onions are "walking" across your garden.
Although not native, they are a very useful and tasty plant in your garden. Extremely hardy and low-maintenance, walking onions provide edible greens in early spring, tender scallions throughout the season, and flavorful underground bulbs later in the year. Perfect for food forests, permaculture gardens, and anyone looking to grow reliable perennial vegetables.
Hardiness: Zone 3-9
Soil: Well-drained; adaptable
Light: Full sun to part shade.
Variants:
Onion Bubils: Small, miniature onions that grow in clusters at the top of each flowering stalk. Can be planted like an onion set.
Rooted Plant: A mature rooted plant with bubils.
(Allium × proliferum)
One of the most fascinating perennial vegetables you can grow, walking onions practically plant themselves. Instead of producing seeds, they form clusters of small bulbils at the tops of their stalks. As the stalks bend under their weight, the bulbils touch the ground, root, and create new plants nearby—giving the appearance that the onions are "walking" across your garden.
Although not native, they are a very useful and tasty plant in your garden. Extremely hardy and low-maintenance, walking onions provide edible greens in early spring, tender scallions throughout the season, and flavorful underground bulbs later in the year. Perfect for food forests, permaculture gardens, and anyone looking to grow reliable perennial vegetables.
Hardiness: Zone 3-9
Soil: Well-drained; adaptable
Light: Full sun to part shade.
Variants:
Onion Bubils: Small, miniature onions that grow in clusters at the top of each flowering stalk. Can be planted like an onion set.
Rooted Plant: A mature rooted plant with bubils.
