Andy's Green Mountain Multiplier Onion

Allium cepa var. aggregatum Origin: Colorado Improvement Status: Grex/Breeding material Seeds per packet: ~40 Germination tested 10/2024: 86% Life cycle: Perennial EFN EXCLUSIVE. Kelly Winterton of Utah created the original 'Green Mountain Multiplier' following a chance flowering of his perennial potato onions (Allium cepa var. aggregatum). Potato onions are a lot like shallots, only they keep for much longer and are generally fleshier and without the purple pigmentation in each layer. The main disadvantage compared to standard biennial onions is their small size. Kelly's potato onions flowered after being overwintered in the ground outdoors, rather than being stored inside and replanted in the spring. The seedlings proved to be incredibly diverse, and some of them paired the best traits of potato onions with sizes closer to a supermarket onion. Some of Kelly's onions made their way to EFN grower Andy Hahn in Colorado, who one year produced a bumper crop of true seed — and the 'Green