Walla Walla Sweet Spanish Onion

“Join the funion and be part of the onion ring” is the slogan of the annual June sweet onion festival celebrated in Walla Walla, Washington. Their signature sweet onion is said to have originated in the French island of Corsica and been brought to Washington by a French soldier. It became famous in the Pacific Northwest for its juicy sweet flavor and has been in commerce since around 1900. In WA, it can be wintered over. In our harsher zone, it must be sown in the spring for fall harvest. These large, some say voluptuous, onions are renowned for their mild flavor as soon as they come out of the ground. They do not store. Adapted to 35–55° latitudes.