Varieties of Onions

59 varieties

Ailsa Craig Photo: Baker Creek
Ailsa Craig A giant, sweet, globe-shaped, pale yellow onion perfect for fresh eating, maturing in 100-120 days.
Akatama Salad Red Photo: Baker Creek
Akatama Salad Red Sweet red onion from Japan, celebrated for its mellow flavor and lack of pungent odor. Excellent for raw eating or roasting.
Australian Brown Photo: Baker Creek
Australian Brown Produces extra fine, large bulbs with superb flavor! The yellow-brown roots are a standard on our farm for their reliable quality.
Bianca Di Maggio Photo: MIgardener
Bianca Di Maggio Intermediate-maturing, flattened white cipollini onion excellent for flavorful green tops and braided long-term storage.
Big Daddy Photo: Burpee
Big Daddy Spanish-type yellow onion.
Blush Photo: Seeds 'n Such
Blush This unique long-day onion offers beautiful rose-pink bulbs with a sweet, mildly pungent flavor perfect for fresh use.
Burpees Sweet Plants Photo: Burpee
Burpees Sweet Plants Three great onion collection.
Candy Photo: Seeds 'n Such
Candy A day-neutral variety producing extra-sweet, mild bulbs with minimal eye irritation, perfect for fresh use across diverse climates.
Cippolini Red Photo: Burpee
Cippolini Red Distinctive flattened, disc-shaped bulbs yield sweet, deep-flavored pale purple flesh, ideal for gourmet use and long storage.
Crystal White Wax (Pickling) Photo: MIgardener
Crystal White Wax (Pickling) A mild, sweet, short-day onion, ideal for pickling or enjoying fresh in its small, white globes.
Egyptian Walking Photo: MIgardener
Egyptian Walking A unique onion that forms bulblets on its stalks; these root upon touching the ground, enabling the plant to "walk" to new locations.
Evergreen Long White
Evergreen Long White This non-bulbing heirloom green onion produces crisp, mild 12-14 inch white stalks, perfect for continuous harvests and versatile use.
Exhibition Photo: Burpee
Exhibition Extra sweet onion thats great for salads.
Flat of Italy Photo: Baker Creek
Flat of Italy Sweet, flat, wine-colored cipollini-type heirloom onion ideal for fresh eating and roasting, maturing in 100-120 days.
Gladstone Photo: Botanical Interests
Gladstone This intermediate-day onion yields sweet, crisp white bulbs (4-5"), ideal for fresh dishes, cooking, or pickling.
Granex Yellow Photo: Botanical Interests
Granex Yellow Exceptionally sweet and mild, this large, flattened short-day onion is ideal for fresh eating, baking, and offers good storage.
Green
Green The stems of these onions are a popular addition to many meals.
Ishikura Bunching Photo: Baker Creek
Ishikura Bunching This robust bunching onion grows tall without bulbing, offering tender, scallion-like greens for diverse culinary applications.
Italian Torpedo Photo: Burpee
Italian Torpedo An Italian favorite: sweet, mild and tender.
Kappa Photo: Burpee
Kappa Elongated, gold-skinned gourmet onions are shaped and sized right for slicing.
Monastrell Bulb Photo: Botanical Interests
Monastrell Bulb Remarkably uniform red globes with excellent, long-lasting storage capabilities.
Nebuka Evergreen Bunching Photo: MIgardener
Nebuka Evergreen Bunching This non-bulbing bunching onion offers a mild flavor and continuous harvests of slender green tops and white stalks.
Parade Photo: Burpee
Parade Bunching type with mild taste.
Patterson Photo: Seeds 'n Such
Patterson A remarkably long-storing onion, producing sweet, mildly pungent globe-shaped bulbs that keep fresh for up to a year.
Pearl
Pearl These onions are small, mild, and sweet.
Pompeii Photo: MIgardener
Pompeii This long-day adapted mini onion consistently produces uniform pearl-sized bulbs, ideal for pickling or bunching.
Red
RedSweet mild onion
Red Amposta Bulb Photo: Botanical Interests
Red Amposta Bulb A large, globe-shaped intermediate-day onion with crisp, sweet flavor and distinctive reddish-purple skin.
Red Beard Bunching Photo: MIgardener
Red Beard Bunching Known for its striking red stalks and mild, tender leaves, this bunching onion is excellent for fresh culinary use.
Red Burgundy Photo: MIgardener
Red Burgundy A low-maintenance, short-day onion with deep reddish-purple bulbs and a slightly spicier flavor, excellent for raw dishes.
Red Candy Photo: Burpee
Red Candy Sweet, mild, salad-ready onion.
Red Creole Photo: Burpee
Red Creole Pungent, spicy purple-red onion thats great for southern climes.
Red Geneva Photo: MIgardener
Red Geneva This red cipollini onion offers excellent storage and adapts well to a wide range of climates from hot and dry to cool and damp.
Red Long of Tropea Photo: MIgardener
Red Long of Tropea Prized for fantastic flavor, this long-day onion produces elongated purple bulbs best for fresh use, not storage.
Red Mountain Photo: Seeds 'n Such
Red Mountain Jumbo-sized onions with vibrant red skin, crisp flesh, and excellent long-term storage.
Red Nugent Photo: Seeds 'n Such
Red Nugent Known for its uniform globe shape and dark red interior flesh, this vigorous, early-maturing hybrid resists pink root.
Red Wing Photo: Seeds 'n Such
Red Wing Large, globe-shaped red-purple bulbs with subtle pungency and exceptional storage life of up to 8 months.
Red of Florence Photo: Baker Creek
Red of Florence Distinctive torpedo-shaped, bright red heirloom onion with a mild, sweet flavor, perfect for fresh culinary uses.
Round Tropea Photo: Baker Creek
Round Tropea Italian heirloom variety with deep purple, rounded bulbs, extraordinary sweetness, and delicate scent.
Ruby Red Photo: MIgardener
Ruby Red Long-day onion with deep purple bulbs, offering a spicy, savory crunch and excellent storage for up to five months.
Sierra Blanca Photo: Seeds 'n Such
Sierra Blanca This highly adaptable white onion yields exceptionally sweet, large, glossy bulbs with fair storage potential.
Southport White Globe Photo: MIgardener
Southport White Globe A small, sweet white onion, crisp and ideal for pickling or fresh bunching with good storage.
Spring
Spring Spring onions are a great addition to elevate the flavor of many dishes.
Sturon Photo: Burpee
Sturon Sweet yellow onion.
Stuttgarter Photo: Baker Creek
Stuttgarter A tasty old favorite that sets medium-large, yellow onions with a good, pungent flavor. Among the best keepers and produces well.
Sweet Spanish Photo: Baker Creek
Sweet Spanish This large, sweet, and adaptable yellow onion is easy to grow and stores well.
Texas Early Grano Photo: Baker Creek
Texas Early Grano A supremely sweet and mild, extra-large, short-day onion maturing in 100-110 days, excellent for fresh eating.
Texas Supersweet Photo: Burpee
Texas Supersweet An exceptionally sweet, jumbo onion with piquant white flesh, perfect for raw eating.
Tokyo Long White Photo: MIgardener
Tokyo Long White Producing long, white, mild shanks and flavorful tops, this heat-tolerant, disease-resistant bunching onion can be blanched leek-like.
Unzen Early Flat Photo: Baker Creek
Unzen Early Flat Crunchy, juicy, sweet flat white onion from Nagasaki, Japan. Ideal for salads and sandwiches.
Violet De Galmi Photo: Baker Creek
Violet De Galmi Flavorful pinkish-purple short-day onion from Niger, ideal for warm climates.
Walla Walla Sweet Photo: Seeds 'n Such
Walla Walla Sweet This variety yields large, exceptionally mild, and sweet bulbs, ideal for fresh eating.
Warrior Bunching Photo: Seeds 'n Such
Warrior Bunching This award-winning green onion offers a uniquely spicy-fragrant taste and a long harvest window without premature bulbing.
Wethersfield Red Photo: Baker Creek
Wethersfield Red This productive, long-day onion offers distinctive large, flattened, deep red globes with pleasant flavor and excellent keeping quality.
White Creole Photo: Baker Creek
White Creole Short day, medium-sized, round white onion with firm flesh, excellent for southern growers and long storage.
White Lisbon Photo: Burpee
White Lisbon This hardy, fast-growing green onion offers a mild flavor and does not form a bulb, ideal for fresh consumption.
Yellow Sweet Spanish Photo: Baker Creek
Yellow Sweet Spanish An adaptable, large, sweet, and mild long-day heirloom onion with good storage, ideal for new gardeners and diverse cooking.
Yellow of Parma Photo: Baker Creek
Yellow of Parma Oblong, golden onions grow to one pound each; excellent keeper; rare Italian variety.
Zebrune Shallot Photo: Botanical Interests
Zebrune Shallot This large, elongated, banana-type shallot is prized for its sweet, mild flavor, making it versatile for any kitchen.