Nebuka Evergreen Bunching Onion

Nebuka Evergreen is a hardy bunching onion (scallion) essential to Japanese and Chinese cooking and prized for its mild flavor. Plants produce long, slender white stalks topped with dark green leaves. Rather than forming large bulbs, they grow in clumps for continuous harvest throughout the season.

At a glance

• Variety: Nebuka Evergreen bunching onion (Allium fistulosum)
• Type: Heirloom bunching onion, open-pollinated, non-GMO
• Form: Clumping, non-bulbing scallion
• Sun: Full sun to partial shade
• Harvest: Continuous through the season
• Use: Salads, soups, stir-fries

Best for

• Fresh scallions for salads and garnish
• Soups, stir-fries, and Asian dishes
• Continuous cut-and-come-again harvests
• Container and bed growing
• Gardeners wanting a perennial-style onion

How to grow

Direct sow or start indoors and transplant into full sun to partial shade with fertile, well-drained soil. Space seeds close together since the plants stay slender. Harvest stalks as needed and leave some clumps to divide and regrow for an ongoing supply.

Flavor profile

Mild and fresh with a gentle onion bite that works raw or lightly cooked.

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