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Allium oschaninii
Also called French Shallot
French grey shallot is a perennial onion relative that forms small grey-skinned bulbs, grown mainly for its mild, sweet bulbs and leaves. Grow it like other shallots in full sun and well-drained soil, planting bulbs in autumn or early spring.
Allium oschaninii, the French gray shallot, griselle or true shallot, is a perennial plant of the onion genus Allium. It forms underground bulbs much like the (French red) shallots, covered by a layer of pale brown-grey skin (hence the common name).
It is native to Northeastern Iran and Central Asia. It is widely planted in parts of southern France for culinary use.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
