walking onions bulbils 12 bulbs

Walking onions bulbils,

Here we have a botanical oddity for you which we have grown for years, . Topsetting onions are a class of bunching onions that are, well, a bit confused.

They grow normally, but when the time comes, instead of making a flower, they make a tiny bunch of bulbils on the end of the flowerstalk where the flower should be. Sometimes these then sprout while still attached, making a second set of bulbs at the top!

They are also known as 'Tree Onions' or 'Walking Onions' because the flowerstalk falls over, and the bulbils root where they touch the ground. The next year, these form onions in the new location, grow a stalk with bulbils on top - which then falls over . . . in this way they can walk a good foot every year and eventually migrate off your plot and into the wilds.

The onions are nice and hardy, and used as any bunching onion, while the bulbils can be used in pickles, or chopped up for cooking

Needless to say, you should never need to buy them again - just split up the bulbils and plant them out each year.

To be fair, clear and avoid any disappointment, the reproductive bulbils we send out are very small - about the size of a pea.
but to be sure of getting a few to grow we send you 12 bulbils.