Rakkyo - Chinese Onion

Description: Rakkyo is a hardy plant native to China and naturalized in Japan, Korea, Russia and Mongolia. It grows as a dense evergreen clump with small, pretty, deep rose pink flowers. It is tolerant of a range of growing conditions. A staple vegetable in cuisines ranging from Japan to China, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia, Rakkyo is a multiplying onion that in just a few seasons becomes hugely productive.