'Walla Walla Sweet' is a Onion variety in the Allium genus with a scientific name of Allium cepa var. cepa. Walla Walla Sweet is a heirloom variety. When ripe, fruit appear in these approximate colours: Sandy brown and Floral white.
Walla walla onions are a very sweet, large round golden-skinned variety. Great freshly sliced raw on pizzas and salads. Long day type, with a short shelf life. Firm texture. Very cold hardy with large yields. Has quite low disease resistance. Walla walla has yellow / light brown skin, with white flesh.
Walla Walla Sweet grows as a Perennial and is a Vegetable. Being a Perennial, it tends to grow best over several years (approx 3 years and greater). Walla Walla Sweet is known for growing to a height of approximately 45.0 cm (that's 1.46 feet in imperial).France is believed to be where Walla Walla Sweet originates from.
Walla Walla Sweet Onion is normally quite a low maintenance plant and is normally very easy to grow - great for beginner gardeners!
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Full Sun
Medium
By our calculations, you should look at sowing Walla Walla Sweet about 28 days before your last frost date.
The Walla Walla sweet onion is named for Walla Walla county (Washington, USA) where the variety originated in the early 1900’s.1