Pick Your New Crop from These 20 Onion Varieties
Compare these onion varieties’ resistances, regions, and other features to find the right fit for your farm.
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Cabernet F1 Organic from Enza Zaden and Harris Organic Seeds
Type: Red, intermediate day
Days to maturity: 102
Other: An early, red onion that produces uniform globe-shaped bulbs with single centers. An excellent internal ring color makes this vigorous grower great for both the fresh bulb and medium-term storage markets. Skin of the 3- to 4-inch bulbs dries to a beautiful rosy red. -
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Caldwell from Crookham Company
Type: Long day
Disease package: Tolerance against bolting; High resistance to Foc and Pt
Days to maturity: 115
Other: Dave Whitwood bred the high-yielding ‘Caldwell’ in Caldwell, ID, and it has shown wide adaptability. It has performed very well in the Western U.S. and other Spanish onion markets. It produces a nice globe onion with a rich bronze scale and demonstrates a high ratio of single centers. The plant has a solid structure with a refined neck, a robust root system, and a good disease package. -
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Candy from Seminis and Rupp Seeds
Type: Bulb
Days to maturity: Early
Other: A mild-flavored onion that will perform well when plants are transplanted for extra-large to jumbo sizes. -
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Catskill from Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
Type: Yellow storage
Disease package: High resistance to Pt; Intermediate resistance to Foc
Days to maturity: 105
Region: Northeast and Eastern Canada
Other: Catskill has a strong root system that allows it to produce large size even on marginal, muck soils. It has a medium-to-dark skin with good skin retention, neck size, and quality out of storage. In addition, it offers high yield potential and adaptability and provides growers the flexibility to plant in all soil types. -
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Ducati from Rispens Seeds, Inc.
Type: Hybrid long-day red
Days to maturity: 109
Regions: Midwest, Northeast, Northwest
Other: Early maturing with high quality and uniform, deep-red color. Long-term storage potential. -
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GVS 36291 F1 from Golden Valley Seed
Type: Short day
Disease package: Pt, FBR, and thrips
Days to maturity: 150 to 160
Regions: Anywhere short-day onions are grown
Other: Golden-brown skin, very firm and solid, globe to flat globe in shape, medium- to large-sized bulb. -
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Milestone from Takii & Co., Ltd. and Siegers Seed Company
Type: Long-day yellow
Days to maturity: 105 to 110
Regions: California, Colorado, Pacific Northwest, Northeastern U.S., and Canada
Other: Milestone is a hybrid, long-day variety. It is a large, hard, yellow, Spanish-type onion with a high percentage of single centers. Early maturing, it features a uniform shape with nice brown skin color and thin necks. Ideal for fresh, processing, and export markets. -
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Montclair from Seminis and Stokes Seeds, Inc.
Type: Yellow, storage
Disease package: Foc and Pt
Days to maturity: 112
Regions: Northeast
Other: Large, globe-shaped. Heavy, dark-brown skin. Vigorous plants, small necks.Seminis-US.com; StokeSeeds.com
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Outlander from Takii & Co., Ltd.
Type: Long-day, yellow hybrid onion
Disease package: Intermediate resistance to Foc
Days to maturity: 85
Regions: Northeast, Southeast Canada
Other: Early maturity, excellent uniformity, slow to bolt, excellent for transplants. -
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Red Magic F1 from Golden Valley Seed
Type: Short day
Disease package: Pt
Days to maturity: 155 to 165
Regions: Anywhere short-day onions are grown
Other: High percentage of single centers. Large bulb, deep-globe shape, with good bolting resistance. -
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Red Torpedo from Seeds by Design
Type: Short-day bunching
Days to maturity: 100
Other: Uniquely shaped, heirloom onion -
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Saddleback from Seminis Vegetable Seeds
Type: Long-day yellow storage
Disease package: High to intermediate resistance to Foc and Pt
Days to maturity: 100
Other: Bulbs are very round and uniform in shape with good skin retention. Saddleback may be grown on marginal mucks and possibly mineral soils, direct-seeded, or grown from transplants. Initial trials indicate medium-term storage potential. -
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Spanish Medallion from Sakata Seed America
Type: Yellow, late intermediate
Disease package: Intermediate resistance to Pt
Days to maturity: 110 to 115
Other: High percentage of single centers; transitions into long-day Spanish types; consistent yields; bulb size: colossal to jumbo -
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SV4643NT from Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. and Rupp Seeds
Type: Bulb
Days to maturity: 112
Other: Bold, red-colored variety with excellent yield potential. Has both superb interior and exterior color. Stores very well. -
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Sweet Jasper from Sakata Seed America
Type: Vidalia, yellow, short day
Intermediate resistance to Pt
Days to maturity: 155 to 160
Other: Vidalia approved; grower friendly; suited for main season; bulb size: jumbo to large. -
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Talon F1 Organic from Bejo Seeds and Harris Seeds Organic
Type: Yellow long day
Disease package: Purple Blotch, Botrytis, Stemphylium Leaf Blight
Days to maturity: 109
Other: A beautiful copper-colored, strong skin gives this variety great long-term storage. The nicely shaped 4- to 6-inch, medium-sized bulbs are grown with foliage that contain a layer of wax that acts as a natural barrier to fungal diseases.BejoSeeds.com; HarrisSeeds.com
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Trailblazer from Takii & Co., Ltd. And Siegers Seed Company
Type: Long-day yellow
Disease package: High resistance to Ba
Days to maturity: Early to mid-season
Regions: North and Northeaster long-day areas
Other: Trailblazer is an early, Northeastern type with early- to mid-season maturity, being slightly earlier than Mountaineer. Bulbs are tight and firm with a globe shape, good size with thin necks, and slow to bolt. Best suited for storage markets. -
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Traverse from Takii & Co., Ltd.
Type: Long-day, yellow, hybrid onion
Disease package: Resistance to Pt and high resistance to Foc
Days to maturity: 101 to 105
Regions: Pacific Northwest, Western California, Colorado, Northeast U.S., Southeast Canada
Other: Potential to produce jumbo bulbs, excellent skin, good for fresh and storage markets. -
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Trident from Crookham Company
Type: Long day
Disease package: High resistance to bolting , Foc, and Pt
Days to maturity: 115
Regions: Proven wide adaptability in Northeast, Midwest, and Western U.S.
Other: Early, main-season, yellow, long day. Proven wide adaptability in extensive trials in the Northeast, Midwest and Western U.S. Consistent, deep bronze-colored bulbs, large to jumbo size, with a small neck. High yielding. The outer scale has a nice sheen and is durable, making it a great variety for mechanical harvest. -
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Walla Walla from Terra Organics
Tpye: Intermediate day bulb
Days to maturity: 110
Regions: All U.S.
Other: Unique regional onion that works everywhere.
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Cabernet F1 Organic from Enza Zaden and Harris Organic Seeds
Caldwell from Crookham Company
Candy from Seminis and Rupp Seeds
Catskill from Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
Ducati from Rispens Seeds, Inc.
GVS 36291 F1 from Golden Valley Seed
Milestone from Takii & Co., Ltd. and Siegers Seed Company
Montclair from Seminis and Stokes Seeds, Inc.
Outlander from Takii & Co., Ltd.
Red Magic F1 from Golden Valley Seed
Red Torpedo from Seeds by Design
Saddleback from Seminis Vegetable Seeds
Spanish Medallion from Sakata Seed America
SV4643NT from Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. and Rupp Seeds
Sweet Jasper from Sakata Seed America
Talon F1 Organic from Bejo Seeds and Harris Seeds Organic
Trailblazer from Takii & Co., Ltd. And Siegers Seed Company
Traverse from Takii & Co., Ltd.
Trident from Crookham Company
Walla Walla from Terra Organics
Disease Code
Ba – Botrytis neck rot
FBR – Fusarium basal rot
Foc – Fusarium basal rot
Pt – Pink Root
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Carol Miller is Editor of American Vegetable Grower. See all author stories here.
