Pregnant Onion (Ornithogalum longibracteatum)

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PlantFanatic56 Bridger, MT Oct 26, 2008

Pregnant Onion
Ornithogalum longibracteatum

Pregnant Onion Babies

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MargaretinNC10 Jonesville, NC Jan 12, 2010

MY PREGANAT ONION PLANT HQS 3 BABIES.. THEY DONT HAVE STEMS OR LEAVES YET. WHEN CAN I TAKE THEE BABIES TO REPLANT IN DIFF POTS?

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PlantFanatic56 Bridger, MT Jul 21, 2010

Hi, sorry I took so long to reply. I almost forgot this site exists. But anyways, I usually don't touch them at all and let them fall off of the plant on their own. They will start to take root on their own. At first I was trying to pick them off, but they wouldn't take root, so I ignored it and now I have literally hundreds of them rooted. Well, that's what I do, so good luck!

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AlpacaJo Silver Springs, NV Aug 19, 2010

Good to know! From now on I will just ignore them. You say you have hundreds. At some point do you move babies to new pots? after they have rooted or later on? Do you have a suggestion about what planting medium would work best? The plant was given to me, and has 5 babies. It is in a smallish pot with either plain soil or potting soil, I can't tell. and watering. How to water the things? Anyone have ideas?

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PlantFanatic56 Bridger, MT Oct 11, 2010

I use a slightly sand potting soil, but they really aren't picky. I've grow them in sand, peat, and clay. Since they're bulbs, they're very forgiving with watering. I make sure they have good drainage and water them a lot, in fact I keep the soil damp (but not soggy) most of the time, they can tolerate a dry spell of a week or two though.
As for what I do with the babies, I have large communal pots that are full of bulbs of a sizes (from 3/8" to 5") and then I also plant some individually which I usually give as gifts.
Good luck growing your plants!

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displants Poplar Grove, IL Apr 03, 2011

I just got 3 pregnant onions for 50 cents each at a country restaurant. What a delightful surprise to see a rack of plants for sale and find these very odd plants. I never heard of them and have never seen anything like them. I am keeping 2 and have one for a co-worker who is a master gardener. She spent quite a few years to attain this title and has never heard of them either. They seem to be easy to grow and with patience will become well spread out. I hope others will continue to comment. It is fun to compare notes and have common plants.

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PlantFanatic56 Bridger, MT Apr 07, 2011

My mother plant has now split into four bulbs each around 4 inches in diameter and I have dozens of babies each the size of golf balls.

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DILLY Jesup, GA(Zone 8b) Apr 10, 2011

Years ago I had a pregnant onion. I had forgotten there were such things until i read here today.

Without knocking the interest in just growing them and watching for babies, I wonder if they are edible.

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