All Varieties
Over Winter Brown Sets
Shakespeare
- The market leading variety which is high yielding with good pre-pack quality. Suitable for short term storage.
- Recommended UK planting time according to size grade, 14/17/17/21mm, from mid October into November
Early Crop Brown Sets
Spitfire F1
- Our earliest maturing Spring variety planting available.
- Strong rooting and vigorous habit which suits a wide range of soils.
- Excellent globe-shaped, pale straw coloured bulbs with thin necks which are suitable for pre-packing. Best harvested green and dried at 28C with duct relative humidity 65-70%.
Alpha
- Reliable, well-known, standard variety, which performs best on early soils.
- Stores well for such an early variety.
- Thin neck results in shorter curing time.
Vulcan 200 F1
- Vigorous growth habit and early – mid season maturity.
- Very uniform, attractive round bulbs with compact necks, allowing quicker curing.
Griffon
- Excellent uniformity and vigour for an open pollinated variety and is increasing in popularity for mid season harvest.
- Medium fine neck and good root system, forming attractive solid bulbs.
- Heat treatment can help to eliminate bolting and maximise yield.
Main Crop Brown Sets
Rumba
- Since it’s introduction, our breeders have carefully maintained Rumba quality.
- This continues as the leading main crop variety which is very widely grown.
- Excellent yields of good quality, solid globe-shaped bulbs.
- Most Rumba for 2020 will be grown in France or Belgium.
Sturon
- Main crop from Allium Seeds’ selected seed stock, giving consistent results but of declining interest due to the popularity of Rumba and Setton.
Setton
- An alternative Sturon type with finer, upright foliage and increased uniformity.
- Exclusively available from Allium Seeds for the UK market.
Early & Main Crop Red Sets
Red Radiant F1
- An improved early hybrid Spring planted red with attractive round bulbs.
- A hybrid version of our open pollinaten Red Arrow with improved quality, earliness and bolting resistance.
Garnet
- Allium Seeds’ leading main crop red which is widely grown.
- Main crop set ready for harvest in early August.
- A dark red globe shaped bulb bred as a more single centered Red Baron type.
- To minimize bacterial issues Rijnsburger reds should be dried at 22-23C, not 28C
Red Baron
- Allium Seeds’ selection of this standard variety.
- Very good performance in NIAB set trials.
- Sets produced to our own specification.
Allium Seeds for Direct Drilling
Red Herald F1
- Main crop maturity for long term storage.
- Consistently uniform high yields and quality.
- Dark red globe-shaped bulbs with a strong root system.
- Widely grown in the UK and Northern Europe.
Garnet
- A more single centered red with good shape.
- Available as a primed seed for more uniform and rapid establishment.
Red Baron
- Allium Seeds’ excellent selection of this well known open-pollinated variety.
- Outstanding commercial results. Compares very favorably with alternative available stocks.
- Available as a primed seed for more uniform and rapid establishment.
Figaro
Echalion
- Allium Seeds’ market-leading open-pollinated echalion is the result of a careful, painstaking selection process by our breeders
- Figaro has a strong root system and produces beautifully shaped bulbs with slender necks
- Figaro can be found in all major fresh produce retailers complementing the bulb onion and shallot selection.
Shallots for Direct Drilling
Lorient F1
- The first hybrid shallot bred in the UK.
- Allium Seeds’ bred round shallot variety.
- A pink/brown variety with good storage to May.
- Harvest late August.
Laval F1
- A longday hybrid, semi-long type which is prevalent outside the UK.
- High yielding, main crop variety.
