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Shallot

Allium cepa

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Shallot

The story

The history of the shallot is deeply intertwined with the genus Allium, a name derived from the Latin word for garlic. Though once treated as an independent species, modern botany recognizes this flavorful bulb as a variety of the common onion, sharing its lineage with other ancient culinary staples like leeks and chives.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org

Family
Alliaceae

How to use it

This plant can be grown across a wide geographic range, as it is suitable for cultivation in USDA hardiness zones 3 through 9.

Sources: Grangery

Gardening tip

When planning your garden, keep in mind that this plant is hardy in USDA zones 3 through 9, making it adaptable to a wide range of winter temperatures.

Sources: Grangery

About

Allium is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants that includes hundreds of species, including the cultivated onion, garlic, scallion, shallot, leek, and chives. The generic name Allium is the Latin word for garlic, and the type species for the genus is Allium sativum which means "cultivated garlic".

At a glance

What it needs

USDA hardiness

Zones 3–9

Zone 1Zone 13

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Shallot
Slug
shallot
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Alliaceae
Genus
Allium
Species
cepa
Category
Allium
Wikidata QID
Q23485
Hardiness zone (min)
3
Hardiness zone (max)
9
Average height (cm)
0
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
55

Generated sections & citations

summaryinaturalist

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  • sprigloom (common_name)
  • inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cepa
  • wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion

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  • inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cepa
  • wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion

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  • inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cepa
  • wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion

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  • sprigloom (hardiness)

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  • sprigloom (hardiness)