- Botanical name: Allium cepa 'Sturon'
- Common name: Onion
- Family: Alliaceae
- Key features:
- Prefers rich soil
Bulbing onions can be used all year round, either fresh from the garden or storage. Yellow, red and white-skinned varieties are available, with more or less pronounced flavour and keeping abilities. Varieties sown in spring (or earlier under glass) or grown from sets (small bulbs) are ready to harvest from late summer onwards and keep until the following spring. Seed or set varieties started in late summer or early autumn stay in the ground over winter and mature in early summer after stored onions are used up – these varieties only keep until the new year.
Onions grow best in a sunny site in rich but light soil, that is relatively free-draining. They’ll tolerate a range of soils, as long as it’s firm.
Allium cepa ‘Sturon’ is a full-flavoured white onion, bearing straw-coloured bulbs that mature in August. The Royal Horticultural Society have given it their prestigious Award of Garden Merit (AGM). For best results, grow Allium cepa ‘Sturon’ in full sun in well-drained soil.
How to grow Allium 'Sturon'
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Plant size
60cm height
20cm spread
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Aspect
South facing, west facing
- Sun exposure: Full sun
- Hardiness: Hardy
- Soil type: Well drained / light / sandy / clay / heavy / moist
Plant calendar
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| Plant | ||||||||||||
| Plant |
J
Do not Plant in January |
F
Do not Plant in February |
M
Do Plant in March |
A
Do Plant in April |
M
Do not Plant in May |
J
Do not Plant in June |
J
Do not Plant in July |
A
Do not Plant in August |
S
Do Plant in September |
O
Do Plant in October |
N
Do Plant in November |
D
Do not Plant in December |
| Harvest | ||||||||||||
| Harvest |
J
Do not Harvest in January |
F
Do not Harvest in February |
M
Do not Harvest in March |
A
Do not Harvest in April |
M
Do not Harvest in May |
J
Do Harvest in June |
J
Do Harvest in July |
A
Do not Harvest in August |
S
Do not Harvest in September |
O
Do not Harvest in October |
N
Do not Harvest in November |
D
Do not Harvest in December |
Allium 'Sturon' and wildlife
Allium 'Sturon' has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
Is Allium 'Sturon' poisonous?
Allium 'Sturon' can be toxic.
Toxic to Cats
Toxic to Dogs
Toxic to Horses
No reported toxicity to Birds
No reported toxicity to Livestock
No reported toxicity to People
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