Egyptian walking onions, or topset onions, are somewhere between a spring onion and a shallot. However they have the added benefit of replicating themselves by sending out shoots with multiple bulbils on. These can be harvested to eat or replant, or left to their own devices to spread themselves around the garden (hence the name “walking”). Some bulbils produce their own shoots and baby bulbils before they are even on the ground, giving the plant a rather alien appearance!
The green shoots, which are similar to spring onion leaves, can be harvested through much of the year, dying down in the summer then again in the winter. The base bulbs, if left a few years, split into a bunch of onions in a similar way to shallots. They can be eaten, or some replanted for future crops. These will mature faster than the little bulbils. An undemanding plant.
There are several different varieties. These ones produce a purple bulb of a decent size. They might be Catawissa Red, but I am no expert!
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