Allium cepa ( Purplette Onion )
This form is a mini Allium cepa , best harvested as either baby bunching onions or at 1 1/2 in extensive , for pickling role . Glossy burgundy tegument becomes pallid pink upon cooking or pickling . onion plant are a intrepid biennial grown as annuals . Leaves and flower husk are hollow and bases swell to form a bulb . Bulbs may vary in color from bloodless , to chicken , or red ....