Onion 'Rossa di Milano'

Allium cepa

An exquisitely coloured red onion with a sweetness that rises above the natural onion pungency suitable for raw and cooked cuisine. Bulbs are very large 'grano' or high top shape with high flattened shoulders - perfect for slicing. Best red storage onion in our 2020-2021 trial - storing 6 months into early Spring. Great cooking onion!

• Sweet, full flavour
• Intermediate Day length Onion
• Great Colour and Shape
• Good Storage

- Intermediate - long day length onion best grown with 14-16 hours daylight
- Can be successfully grown in southern latitudes as low as 38°

Our 'Rossa di Milano' breeding goals include the following:
-Large bulbs with a 'High top' or 'grano' shape
-Beautiful glowing red sheen and tightness to the skin
-Sweet overtones to the natural onion pungency when tasted in late Winter
-Long storage (under less then ideal "normal farm" conditions) with no sign of new root formation in the spring
-Blushed interior
-Tight inner circles with a single core
-Tight neck
-Performance under thrip pressure

Certified Demeter Biodynamic and Certified Organic

SEED COUNT: 200, 1000 approx.
Germination: Lot#12391 84% May 2025

PLEASE NOTE: We do not authorize the repackaging of our seed without written permission