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Allium cepa (Aggregatum group Group) 'Red Sun'

Allium cepa (Aggregatum group Group) 'Red Sun'

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ShallotVegetableFamily: Alliaceae

Height: 35cmSpread: 15cm
Hardy

Position

Sun Exposure:

Full sun

Aspect:

South facing, west facing

Soil

Prefers rich soil:

Chalky / Alkaline / Clay / Heavy / Moist / Well Drained / Light / Sandy

Closely related to onions, shallots are easy to grow and have a distinctive flavour that is sweeter and milder than onions, making them more suitable for using in quiches and sauces. Shallots come in a variety of shapes and sizes. They grow best in a well-drained, fertile soil in full sun, and store well into autumn.

Allium cepa Aggregatum Group 'Red Sun' has an attractive red skin and crisp, white flesh with a good shallot flavour. It's ideal for using in salads and pickles, and bulbs store well into winter.

Explore other Allium shallot and onion varieties:

Allium cepa 'Hative De Niort' - a firm favourite with exhibitors, who appreciate its uniform size
Allium cepa 'Jermor' - a 'half long' type, known as a banana shallot. It has shiny coppery skin, and crisp sweet flesh
Allium cepa 'Mikor' - produces large, round bulbs with reddish-gold skins and good flavour
Allium cepa 'Setton'- an improved version of traditional white-skinned variety 'Sturon' with a good and strong flavour
Allium cepa 'Snowball' - a delicately flavoured spring or autumn planting variety, bearing large round bulbs with white skin and flesh

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Allium ‘Red sun’ and wildlife

Allium ‘Red sun’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.

Is Allium ‘Red sun’ poisonous?

Allium ‘Red sun’ can be toxic.

Toxic to:

Is known to attract Cats

Cats

Is known to attract Dogs

Dogs

Is known to attract Horses

Horses

No reported toxicity to:

Is not known to attract Birds

Birds

Is not known to attract Livestock

Livestock

Is not known to attract People

People