How to grow Pregnant Onion

Ornithogalum longibracteatum

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Propagation is mainly by by budding off the parent bulb.

Use well draining soil such as cactus soil, or even just sand.² Do not use anything that will stay too moist.

Harvesting Pregnant onion

Small bulbs will form off the mother bulb, wait until the babies have at least one leaf and inch or two long before removing it to it’s own container.

How long does Pregnant onion take to grow?

These estimates for how long Pregnant onion takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.

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Pregnant onion Folklore & Trivia

Pregnant onion produces a chemical in it’s sap that discourages anything from eating it.¹

Other names for Pregnant onion

False onion, False sea onion, German onion, Falsche meerzwiebel,

Ornithogalum caudatum

Misspellings: pregnent onion,

Footnotes

¹ William’s Web-Pregnant Onion PDF

² Growing Guides PDF