What is the sea onion?

It's not from the sea and it's not onion. Well -known scientifically as Bowiea Volubilis , Sea onion is originally from arid areas of Eastern and South Africa, and some could say that they are neglected. With its long climbing stems, there is a sea onion, a member of the Lily family, certainly quite a peculiarity, making it one of the most interesting houseplants.

Light green base or bulb of this plant carries a strong similarity to onion. Unlike many other bulbs, the marine onion bulb is best if only half buried in the soil. If it is buried too deep, there is a better chance of moving. Since these are very long -term perennials, it is known that the marine onion bulb grows very large, sometimes reaches a diameter of 10 inches (25.4 centimeters) or more.

Sea onion leaves are small and very short. They look like leaves of onions and hatching only in very young soothes for short periods. After they die and fall, they are replaced by permanentMi stems of plants or vines.

At the end of the winter every season, fine and curling stems begin to hatch from the center of the onion of the sea onion. These can be very long and eventually grow to a length of 8 feet (2.5 meters) or longer. Since it has a natural tendency to seek support that it could climb, it also earned the nicknames of climbing onions and climbing sea onion. While many people may think that these long tendrils are wine vine, in fact they are long floral stems. In autumn, after the plant bloom, these stems become very dry, so -called and falling.

Unfortunately, for these flowers, they seem to have nothing for them except the amount. They are small, simple and they say they have a somewhat unpleasant odor. Sea onion flowers cannot be described as noticeable. These stars in the form of spring and years of the summer reduce flowering and are often not over 0.5 inches (1.3 centimeters) across. CarDozens of light green or white flowers are produced by the season.

Sea onion requires very low maintenance and soil in which it is planted should be left to dry between watering. It prefers well -drained soil, which can be achieved by mixing regular watering with cactus soil. When the stems begin to dry out at the end of summer, irrigation should gradually stop and should not continue again until the new stems begin to hatch again.