onion plant

[dimebag983]

how do onion plants reproduce?

[Jaysn]

Terrestrial onions flower and seed so I'd assume the same for Thai onion. It probably sends up an emerged flower.

[WinterWind]

Can anyone give me details about onion plant care? I saw some at my LFS and wanted to get some, but was unsure about light requirements, water quality requirements, difficulty, etc.

[loaches r cool]

Which onion plant? Do you have a scientific name?

[dimebag983]

nope they just said onion plant. would a pic help? i dont have a digital camera but ill borrow my friends

[loaches r cool]

There are:

-Zephyranthes candida (sometimes called Dwarf Onion Plant)
-Crinums, which all get HUGE are refered to as onion plants often
-Crinum thaianum (http://www.tropica.dk/productcard_1.asp?id=093)
-Crinum natans (http://www.tropica.dk/productcard_1.asp?id=094)
-Crinum calamistratum (http://www.tropica.com/productcard_1.asp?id=094A)

Might be some more that are called onion also, not sure.

[Marinemom]

Onion plants are easy to take care of and do not normally require a lot of care or light. They do require some of course. It has been my experience that they reproduce slowly if at all. I have only had limited sucess with them but they do look really nice in the aquarium towards the back. Even the dwarf ones can grow quite tall.

Marinemom

[dimebag983]

crinum thaianum is what it looks most like

[loaches r cool]

Of course the one I dont have :huh: but I do beleive they are all fairly easy to care for, except for calamistratum which requires high light. There is a breif description on the link I provided about flowering, and also if you see the pic it shows a bud forming from the bulb.