Allium cepa Allium cf. A perennial that produces onions. It has a variety of uses.
People use it in the house to prevent mildew and aphids.
Doctors recommend the onion for some vitamins and to arose the appetite, but Allium cepa is commonly known for its culinary purposes. The Proliferum group produces bulbils in the inflorescence which is one common way of propagating these plants. This information is gathered from a wide variety of electronic, print and other sources. We have included reference information on each page to denote the original source of such information. More importantly, many of the plants in our collections have reputed medicinal properties according to some sources.