Preganant Onion
Light:
Bright
Water:
Low
Origins:
South Africa
Mama onion! I've had this one for several years. The ones below are her daughter's She's getting ready to flower again too. Second time this summer!
A young onion. Started out just a little thing about 3 years ago. Needs repotted though.
Baby onion's
Baby onion's
Pregnant Onion Is a very interesting plant. They can go quite awhile without water because the fat onion shaped bulb holds water. The leaves can get up to 6 feet long. The bulb can get the size of a melon. It gets it's name because it forms babys under the skin then they break through when the skin dries out. It looks like an onion skin. They are easy to propagate. Each little baby will make a new plant. In spring just pick the babies off and plant them half way into moist soil. They will start growing like crazy shooting out leaves and plumping up. You don't have to plant the babies seperately if you don't want to. You can let them fall off naturally into the pot with the mother plants. Very interesting plants to watch. They like a lot of sun but not too much full sun. East West windows seem to be the best. They flower in the winter and get a long stalk out of the middle of the leaves. It will have little flower buds all over it. They start opening from the bottom and the flowering period last a long time. Little White flowers. The stalks can get very long. I've had one that was 6 foot. They don't need a lot of water so let them dry out between waterings. Any questions just ask.
-Ducky Layne-
after they flower, does the plant die?
ReplyDeleteNo the plant will not die. Mine flowers every year. sometimes twice a year.
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