Use this chart to compare various features across our selection of full-size onion varieties. This chart lists day length adaptation—the key to full-size onion bulb formation at your latitude. Additionally, sort varieties by size (medium, large, jumbo, and colossal), as well as disease resistance, storage potential, color, and other distinguishing characteristics.
Name | Part # | Days To Maturity | Disease Resistance | Color | Day Length Adaptation | Size Class Potential | Shape | Approximate Latitude Adaptation | Storage Potential (Months) |
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Ailsa Craig Organic | 485GPog | 110 | ‐ | Yellow | Long | Large to Colossal | Globe to Elongated Globe | 38° - 60° | < 3 |
Ailsa Craig Exhibition | 485 | 110 | ‐ | Yellow | Long | Large to Colossal | Globe to Elongated Globe | 38° - 60° | < 3 |
Redwing Organic | 2137GPog | 118 | ‐ | Red | Long | Large | Globe | 43° - 65° | 6+ |
Gabriella Organic | 4398Gog | 155-160 from fall planting | ‐ | Yellow | Short | Jumbo | Globe | 20° - 35° | 2 - 3 |
New York Early Organic | 504Gog | 98 | ‐ | Yellow | Long | Medium to Large | Blocky Globe | 38° - 50° | 3 |
Cortland Organic | 2756GPog | 105 | (HR: FBR) | Yellow | Long | Medium to Large | Blocky Globe | 38° - 55° | 6+ |
Blush Plantsnew | 4580 | 115 | ‐ | Red | Long | Jumbo | Blocky Globe | 38° - 55° | 6 |
Cabernet Organic | 2581Gog | 100 | ‐ | Red | Intermediate | Medium to Large | Globe | 35° - 45° | 4 - 6 |
Redwing Organic | 2137Gog | 118 | ‐ | Red | Long | Large | Globe | 43° - 65° | 6+ |
Frontier | 3564 | 100 | (IR: BO, FBR, DM) | Yellow | Long | Medium to Large | Blocky Globe | 40° - 50° | Long |
Monastrell Organic | 3362Gog | 106 | ‐ | Red | Intermediate | Large to Jumbo | Globe to Slightly Flattened Globe | 32° - 45° | 3 - 5 |
Patterson | 2521JP | 104 | ‐ | Yellow | Long | Medium to Large | Globe to Blocky Globe | 38° - 55° | 6+ |
Redwing | 3638 | 118 | ‐ | Red | Long | Large | Globe | 43° - 65° | 6+ |
Scout | 3788 | 107 | (HR: FBR, PR) | Yellow | Intermediate | Jumbo to Colossal | Globe to Grano | 32° - 46° | 3 - 4 |
T-448new | 4054 | 95 spring sown Approx 265 fall sown in the North | ‐ | Yellow | Long | Medium to Colossal | Globe | 50° | 1 - 2 |
Walla Walla Sweet | 496 | Approx 300 late-summer sown and wintered over; 125 spring sown | ‐ | Yellow | Long | Large to Colossal | Globe to Elongated Globe | 35° - 55° | < 3 |
Expression | 3215 | 105 | (HR: PR; IR: FBR) | Yellow | Intermediate | Large to Colossal | Globe to Slightly Flattened Globe | 32° - 45° | 3 - 4 |
New York Early | 504 | 98 | ‐ | Yellow | Long | Medium to Large | Blocky Globe | 38° - 50° | 3 |
Yankee Organic | 3360Gog | 108 | (HR: DM; IR: PR) | Yellow | Long | Medium to Large | Globe | 43° - 47° | 6 |
Candy | 2991 | Approx 290 if late summer-sown and wintered over; 110 if spring-sown | (HR: PR.) | Yellow | Intermediate | Large | Slightly Flattened Globe | 33° - 40° | 1 |
Cortland Organic | 2756Gog | 105 | (HR: FBR) | Yellow | Long | Medium to Large | Blocky Globe | 38° - 55° | 6+ |
Ailsa Craig | 485JP | 110 | ‐ | Yellow | Long | Large to Colossal | Globe to Elongated Globe | 38° - 60° | < 3 |
Ailsa Craig Organic | 485Gog | 110 | ‐ | Yellow | Long | Large to Colossal | Globe to Elongated Globe | 38° - 60° | < 3 |
Sierra Blanca | 103 | 109 | (IR: PR) | White | Intermediate | Large to Colossal | Globe | 32° - 45° | 1 |
Yankee Organic | 3360GPog | 108 | (HR: DM; IR: PR) | Yellow | Long | Medium to Large | Globe | 43° - 47° | 6 |
Walla Walla | 500 | 125 | ‐ | Yellow | Long | Large to Colossal | Globe to Elongated Globe | 35° - 55° | < 3 |
Sierra Blanca | 103JP | 109 | (IR: PR) | White | Intermediate | Large to Colossal | Globe | 32° - 45° | 1 |
Redwing | 2137 | 118 | ‐ | Red | Long | Large | Globe | 43° - 65° | 6+ |
Cabernet | 2581JP | 100 | ‐ | Red | Intermediate | Medium to Large | Globe | 35° - 45° | 4 - 6 |
Bridger | 2545 | 90 spring sown Approx 270 fall sown in the North | ‐ | Yellow | Long | Medium to Large | Globe to Slightly Flattened Globe | 35° - 50° | 3 - 4 |
Pumba | 302 | 155-160 from fall planting | (IR: PR) | Yellow | Short | Large | Grano | 20° - 36° | 3 - 4 |
Madalyn Organic | 3762Gog | 150 from fall planting | ‐ | Yellow | Short | Jumbo | Globe to Elongated Globe | 20° - 35° | 2 - 3 |
Patterson | 2521 | 104 | ‐ | Yellow | Long | Medium to Large | Globe to Blocky Globe | 38° - 55° | 6+ |
Madalyn | 3762 | 150 from fall planting | ‐ | Yellow | Short | Jumbo | Globe to Elongated Globe | 20° - 35° | 2 - 3 |
Ailsa Craig Exhibition | 2388 | 110 | ‐ | Yellow | Long | Large to Colossal | Globe to Elongated Globe | 38° - 60° | < 3 |
Blush | 3657 | 115 | ‐ | Red | Long | Jumbo | Blocky Globe | 38° - 55° | 6 |
Red Rock | 3445 | 165 from fall planting | (IR: F, PR) | Red | Short | Jumbo | Globe | ‐ | 3 |
Bridger | 2545JP | 90 spring sown Approx 270 fall sown in the North | ‐ | Yellow | Long | Medium to Large | Globe to Slightly Flattened Globe | 35° - 50° | 3 - 4 |
Cabernet | 2581 | 100 | ‐ | Red | Intermediate | Medium to Large | Globe | 35° - 45° | 4 - 6 |
White Castle | 3085 | 160 from fall planting | (HR: FBR, PR) | White | Short | Jumbo | Globe | 30° - 38° | 3 - 4 |
Red Hawk | 3214 | 107 | (HR: PR) | Red | Long | Medium to Large | Globe to Slightly Flattened Globe | 32° - 45° | 4 - 6 |
Red Carpet Organic | 3402GPog | 115 | ‐ | Red | Long | Medium to Large | Globe | 40° - 45° | 6+ |
Walla Walla Sweet Organic | 496Gog | Approx 300 late-summer sown and wintered over; 125 spring sown | ‐ | Yellow | Long | Large to Colossal | Globe to Elongated Globe | 35° - 55° | < 3 |
Zoey Organic | 3660Gog | 107 | (IR: PR) | Yellow | Intermediate | Jumbo to Colossal | Globe to Slightly Flattened Globe | 32° - 45° | 3 - 4 |
Patterson | 3049 | 104 | ‐ | Yellow | Long | Medium to Large | Globe to Blocky Globe | 38° - 55° | 6+ |
Expression | 3215JP | 105 | (HR: PR; IR: FBR) | Yellow | Intermediate | Large to Colossal | Globe to Slightly Flattened Globe | 32° - 45° | 3 - 4 |
Sierra Blanca | 67 | 109 | (IR: PR) | White | Intermediate | Large to Colossal | Globe | 32° - 45° | 1 |
Rossa di Milano Organicnew | 3454Gog | 100 | ‐ | Red | Long | Large to Colossal | Grano | 38° - 50° | 6+ |
Talon Organic | 4051Gog | 104 | (IR: PR) | Yellow | Long | Medium to Large | Blocky Globe | 42° - 50° | ‐ |
Calibra Organicnew | 4578Gog | 110 | ‐ | Yellow | Intermediate | Large | Globe | 35° - 45° | 6+ |
Red Carpet Organic | 3402Gog | 115 | ‐ | Red | Long | Medium to Large | Globe | 40° - 45° | 6+ |
Desert Sunrise | 303 | 100 spring sown Approx 160 fall sown in the South | (IR: PR) | Red | Short | Medium to Jumbo | Flat-round | 30° - 36° spring, 30° - 50° overwinter | < 3 |
Yellow Granex | 2398 | 140 | (IR: PR) | Yellow | Short | Jumbo to Colossal | Flattened Globe | 20° - 36° | Not suitable for storage |
Candy | 2750 | 110 | (HR: PR.) | Yellow | Intermediate | Large | Slightly Flattened Globe | 33° - 40° | 1 |