Plant profile
Spring Onion
Allium fistulosum
Useful kitchen crop for quick harvest of green tops and small bulbs.
Care snapshot
Light
Bright indirect light
Water
Every 2-3 days
Difficulty
Easy
Growth
Medium
Space
Small space, up to 60 cm
Typical cost
₹50-120
Why it works
Good fit notes
Quick kitchen harvest
Care tip: Sun and regular cutting keep it productive
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Best for
Household fit
Safe enough for this home?
Spring onion is edible for humans but Allium species are toxic to cats and dogs and can cause clinically significant anemia.
Do not keep accessible to cats/dogs; never feed to pets.
Placement
Where it works best
India climate
What to watch
Buying check
Before you bring it home
Look for
- Choose firm green shoots with no rotten basal plate.
- Regrow kitchen scraps only if disease-free and pesticide-free.
Avoid
- Rotten bulb base
- Yellow limp leaves
- Aphids
- Mislabelled onion greens
Plant personality
Useful traits
Spring onion is Allium, so human edibility does not imply pet safety.
It regrows well from a healthy basal plate.
It performs best in cooler bright months in many Indian cities.
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