‘Italian Scallion’ Heirloom Salad Onion Seeds

Enjoy these heirloom Italian salad onions at the scallion stage, or let them grow into succulent and juicy baby onions. They have burgundy-colored outer wrapper leaves, and white interior flesh that is juicy, succulent and richly flavorful without being overly strong. They taste absolutely delicious sliced into salads or stirfries, egg dishes, or topping pizza. Plus these special salad onions grow easily and hold well in the garden so can harvest as needed over an extended period. Check out our Onion Growing Guide for more information.

Variety Details

• Plant type: Biennial
• Crop category: Onion
• Kitchen profile: Enjoy these heirloom Italian salad onions at the scallion stage, or let them grow into succulent and juicy baby onions.
• Recorded feature: Container Compatible
• Product format: Seed packet

Sowing & Growing

• Light: Full Sun
• Planting season: Fall or Spring
• Starting location: Direct Sow
• Recorded soil pH: 6.1 - 6.5 or 6.6 - 7.0

Sow ‘Italian Scallion’ Heirloom Salad Onion according to the local cool-season window and the recorded starting method. Give seedlings strong light when started indoors, then transplant or thin them to the listed spacing. Keep weeds from competing with the narrow foliage and evaluate soil moisture at root depth rather than using a universal schedule. Harvest leaves, stems, or mature bulbs according to the crop type. For storage types, allow curing after the neck and outer layers reach an appropriate stage.

Before sowing ‘Italian Scallion’ Heirloom Salad Onion, review the packet alongside the current product details and note any range in temperature, germination, or maturity. Ranges reflect biological and seasonal variation rather than a fixed promise. Label each planting with its date and location, then compare emergence, growth, and harvest with local weather. This record is useful for succession plantings and for deciding whether the crop fits better into an earlier or later seasonal window.

Explore related options in our Onion Growing Guide.