Egyptian Walking Onion Sets
An
Egyptian Walking Onion set is basically a miniature onion plant.
If planted, a set will grow roots from the bottom and a stalk
from the top just like any other onion plant. When the plant matures
it will grow its own cluster of top-sets. Sets grow atop the Egyptian
Walking Onion plant in a cluster. A cluster may contain 2 to 30
sets. Newly emerged sets are an overall yellow-greenish color.
As the sets mature, they will darken to a rich maroon color and
develop a papery outer layer.
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A
young, bright green cluster of Egyptian Walking Onion sets in the spring.
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Sets beginning to turn a beautiful crimson maroon color
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Young
clusters of sets.
One cluster is growing leaves, the other will not.
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Sets
taking on their crimson color
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Egyptian
Walking Onion summer sets
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Egyptian
Walking Onion sets resembling Saguaro cacti
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Egyptian
Walking Onion topsets
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Big,
beautiful Walking Onion sets over 1" in diameter.
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A
cluster of Egyptian Walking Onion sets
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Another
cluster of Egyptian Walking Onion sets
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Young
Egyptian Walking Onion sets wrapped in their paper capsule
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Clusters
of top-sets in midsummer
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Pea
green stripes on Egyptian Walking Onion sets
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Three
beautifully colored Egyptian Walking Onion sets
and a white striped twisting
branch.
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The
fractal nature of the Egyptian Walking Onion plant
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Topsets
branching off from topsets
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Egyptian
Walking Onion sets are viviparous -
they germinate while still attached to
the parent plant.
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Egyptian
Walking Onion sets have a papery outer layer.
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Mature
Egyptian Walking Onion sets in the summer.
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A comparison of Egyptian Walking Onion set sizes.
Sizes range from approximately
1/4" to 1" in diameter
as seen in this photo.
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Swirling sets.
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Egyptian
Walking Onion sets in the yellow sunlight.
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A
closeup of the tiny roots growing from a pair of germinating
Egyptian Walking
Onion sets still attached to the parent plant.
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A
cluster of germinating Egyptian Walking Onion topsets.
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