Red Bunching Onion

25 Seeds+

🧅 Red Bunching Onion Seeds
Allium fistulosum

A vibrant twist on scallions 🌱✨, Red Bunching Onions grow in clumps of slender stalks with striking red to purple bases ❤️💜 that fade into crisp green tops. Unlike bulb onions, these are cut-and-come-again perennials, producing tender stalks with a sweet, mild onion flavor. Hardy, cold-tolerant ❄️💪, and fast-growing, they’re perfect for year-round harvests of gourmet scallions.

👅 Flavor Profile:
Mild onion 🧅, slightly sweet 🍯, with a fresh herbal crunch 🌱.

🍴 Culinary Uses:

🥗 Slice fresh into salads for color + flavor
🍳 Top omelets, ramen, or rice bowls with vibrant rings
🥟 Use in dumplings, stir-fries, and noodle dishes
🥖 Add to breads, focaccia & flatbreads for savory depth
🍸 Garnish cocktails (think Bloody Mary 🌶️🍹) with red-green stalks

👨🍳 Chef’s Pitch:
Red Bunching Onions are the chef’s colorful scallion 🧅👨🍳🌈. Their red bases and mild, sweet bite make them perfect for garnishing, slicing into salads, or cooking into stir-fries. Hardy and prolific, they’re a sustainable allium that brings beauty + flavor to every kitchen.

🌱 Growing Notes:

🪴 Perennial (zones 5–9), grown as annual elsewhere
🧅 Slender, non-bulbing stalks with red-purple bases
⏱ Ready to harvest in 60–70 days, cut-and-come-again
🌞 Thrives in full sun, well-drained soil
❄️ Cold-hardy, tolerates frost

✨ Quick Facts:

• Latin Name: Allium fistulosum (‘Red Bunching’)

• Habit: Perennial clumping onion

• Flavor: Mild, sweet, fresh oniony crunch

• Culinary Uses: Salads, stir-fries, dumplings, garnishes, breads

• Special Use: Striking red bases for gourmet plating