Allium cepa ‘Pickling Onion’
(sold as Barletta)
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Common name: PICKLING ONION
Native to: Not Known In The Wild
Plant
Types: annual, biennial
Forms: erect, tufted
Max height: 2.5 feet
Max width: 1.5 feet
Flower
white/off white
Leaf
green
Horticulture
Attracts wildlife: adult butterfly, bee, specific butterfly species
Seedling days to mature: 70
Edible: vegetable
Exposure: sun
Propagates by: seed
flowers in summer
Soil type: average
USDA Zones: zone 5 to -20 f, zone 6 to -10 f, zone 7 to 0 f, zone 8 to +10 f, zone 9 to +20 f
Temp. range: -20 to +30 °F
Water: dry, regular
Butterflies that feed on this plant
This is a good selection to grow PICKLING ONIONS.
The flowering plant appeals to numerous nectar-feeding butterflies:
Abaeis nicippe
Aglais urticae
Ascia monuste
Euphydryas chalcedona
Euptoieta claudia
Hesperia sassacus
Hylephila phyleus
Junonia coenia
Nathalis iole
Panoquina panoquin
Papilio glaucus
Papilio xuthus
Pholisora catullus
Piruna pirus
Poanes melane
Poanes zabulon
Vanessa cardui
