Onion

Cebolla · Oignon

Vegetable

🧩 Role in the garden

Family: Amaryllidaceae
Height: low (< 40 cm)
Shape: upright
Roots: shallow
Sun: full sun
Season: cool season
Grows in: summer or winter beds
Feeds: light feeder

Jobs in the bed

A plain neighbour: no special job.

Rotation

Do not return Amaryllidaceae to the same spot for 3–4 years. Same family:

How these roles work in the Guide →

✓ Good neighbours

✗ Keep apart

None listed.

✿ Helpful flowers & herbs

✿ DillAttracts ladybugs, parasitic wasps & hoverflies (aphid predators) A minor host of the carrot fly: keep it away from carrots