Onion Long Red Florence (Allium cepa) seeds

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Onion 'Long Red Florence' (Allium cepa) seeds

A traditional Spanish onion with longish shape and red shade.
Contents: Approx. 500 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

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The “Long Red of Florence” (Rossa lunga di Firenze) is an longish onion cultivar from Italy’s Tuscany region. The mild onions are elongated in form and red in colour. They are most suitable for raw consumption.

Seeds, Content: approx. 500 onion-seeds.

Plant description

Lifecycle:	Annual
Climate:	Temperate
Eventual height:	15-30 cm
Flowering months:	June July August
Flower colour:	White
Use:	Vegetable Useful plant Edible plant Good insect food plant
Special features:	Open-pollinated
Species:	Amaryllidaceae
Root system:	Shallow roots Bulb

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	0.5 cm
When to sow outdoors:	March April
Germination temperature:	18-24° C
Planting distance:	15 cm
Row spacing:	30 cm
Sunlight:	Full sun
Water requirement:	Medium

To be sown outdoors from March on: The seeds should be covered with 1 cm earth. When sown in rows, the distance between the rows should be approx. 20 cm. This cultivar appreciates soft garden earth.