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🧅 Onion ‘Rossa Lunga di Firenze’
🧅 Botanical Name: Allium cepa
🧅 Type: Hardy Biennial (grown as an annual)

Onion ‘Rossa Lunga di Firenze’ is a traditional Italian variety producing long, slender red bulbs with a mild, sweet flavour. Perfect for fresh use, salads, and grilling, this elegant onion is especially popular in Mediterranean cuisine. Easy to grow and quick to mature, it’s an excellent choice for kitchen gardens and allotments.

Plant Details

Type: Hardy biennial (grown as an annual)
Bulb Shape: Long, tapered
Bulb Colour: Deep red
Harvest: June – August
Position: Full sun; fertile, well-drained soil

Growing Information

Sow: February – April indoors or March – April outdoors
Germination: 10–21 days at 10–20°C
Transplant: When seedlings are large enough to handle
Spacing: 10–15cm apart; rows 30cm apart
Care: Keep weed-free and water during dry spells; reduce watering as bulbs mature

Why You’ll Love It

Mild, sweet flavour ideal for salads
Attractive long red bulbs
Easy and reliable to grow
Best used fresh or lightly cooked

Top Tip

Harvest young for the sweetest flavour, or allow bulbs to mature fully before lifting and drying.

Perfect For

Kitchen gardens & allotments
Fresh salads & grilling
Mediterranean-style dishes
Grow-your-own vegetable plots

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