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Spring Onion
White Lisbon
White Lisbon is the classic UK spring onion. Fast-growing with crisp white stems and mild flavour. Widely available, reliable across the season, and has good hardiness for late sowings or overwinter production under cover.
Key facts
- Growth habit
- upright
- Produce type
- bunching
- Support
- none
- Sun
- full sun
- Height
- 30-40 cm
- Spacing
- 1-2 cm between plants in rows
- Days to harvest
- 60–65 days
- Watering
- medium
- Frost sensitivity
- low
For all spring onion issues and threats, see the Spring Onion page.