About
Allium cepa (Cepa Group) 'Hylander' is a dependable annual vegetable that yields consistent, firm, round bulbs with a light brown hue. This variety matures later in the season and has excellent storage capabilities for winter use. It demonstrates notable resistance to downy mildew.
About the genus
Allium consists of bulbous herbaceous perennials characterized by a pronounced onion or garlic aroma. They feature linear, strap-like, or cylindrical leaves that arise from the base. The flowers, which can be star-shaped or bell-shaped, are arranged in an umbel atop a stem that lacks leaves.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam, Clay, Sand
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbs - Culinary, Bulbs
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1 year
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in fertile, moist but well drained soil, in full sun in a sheltered site. Grow mint as a companion plant to deter onion fly. See Vegetable Cultivation
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed or by onion sets. See sowing vegetable seeds
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to onion fly. Birds can be a problem when young, cover with fleece until sets have rooted in
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to onion white rot, leek rust, onion downy mildew