Hybrid
BSX 008• A round globe shape hybrid with very uniform fruits and great plant cover • Bulb have a dark red color • Developed for home garden or commercial • Average plant size: 23 cm • Average maturity: 25 days • Tolerant to Splitting and Mildew |
Open pollinated
Variety | Maturity | Foliage | Root color | Root shape | Root flesh | Remarks |
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Champion | 25-30 | 9-15 cm | Bright scarlet red | Globe | Very firm | Bunching, mechanical harvest. Holds well in shipping staying crisp and firm. For upland soils and home gardens. |
Cherry Belle | 20-25 | Short, dark green, 6-7.5 cm | Bright cherry red | Round | Firm and crisp | Crisp and mild, short tops. Keeps firm for long period. Fine for forcing and home garden use. |
China Rose Winter | 50-55 | Vigorous | Deep rose | Long, cylindrical, 18 x 5 cm | White and crisp | Roots store long. Pleasantly pungent. |
Comet | 25-30 | Medium, dark green | Bright cherry red | Globe to round | Very firm and crisp | Keeps solid longer than most early globe types. Early bunching. |
Crimson Giant | 25-30 | Long, gray green | Bright crimson | Round to globe | White, very firm and crisp | Crisp bulbs to 1.5" diameter with mild flavor. Stands heat better than most varieties. |
Early Scarlet Globe Medium Top | 23-25 | Medium, dark green, 8-10 cm | Bright scarlet red | Round to globe | White and crisp | Good outdoor culture. Spring and fall. Very fine bunching variety. Upland and sandy soils. |
Sparkler | 23-25 | Medium green, 12-15 cm | Bright scarlet with white tip | Round, small top root | White, crisp, firm | One of the best market varieties. Bi-color. |
White Icicle | 27-30 | Medium-short, 7-10 cm | Pure white | Long, tapered, 11-15 cm | White, crisp, mild | Attractive variety for home or market gardens. Roots still crisp when 6" long. |
French Breakfast | 25 | Short foliage, 8-10 cm | Rose scarlet with white tip | Oblong about 5 cm | White, solid and crisp | A splendid variety for home garden plantings. Oblong, bi-color. |