vegetable variety
Vidalia (Yellow Granex)
Onion · Allium cepa
USDA hardiness range
- Zones
- 7b–9a
- Days to harvest
- 90 to 130
- Sun
- Full
- Water
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- biennial grown as annual
At a glance
Very sweet, juicy, mild; the famous Georgia sweet onion. Fresh, onion rings, salsa. Short-day variety only true to type in low-sulfur soil; storage minimal.
Growing Vidalia (Yellow Granex)
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Flavor, texture, and use
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Growing notes
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Vidalia (Yellow Granex) by zone
Zone-specific suitability, frost timing, and adjacent-zone notes.
Other onion varieties
4 sibling cultivars profiled on ZonePlant.
- Copra
Pungent, dense, dependable storage onion; small to medium yellow globes. Cooking, soups, sauteing. Stores 8-10…
- Red Burgundy
Sweet-mild, deep magenta rings; the classic red salad onion. Fresh, burgers, pickling, salsa. Stores 3-4 month…
- Walla Walla
Very sweet, juicy, mild; large flat-topped pale yellow onion. Fresh, salads, burgers, onion rings. Short-day s…
- Yellow Sweet Spanish
Mildly sweet, large globes, classic golden-skinned onion; the all-purpose home-garden onion. Cooking, slicing,…
Frequently asked questions
- What zones does the Vidalia (Yellow Granex) onion grow in?
Vidalia (Yellow Granex) grows in USDA zones 7b through 9a.
- How does Vidalia (Yellow Granex) compare to other onion varieties?
Vidalia (Yellow Granex) is one of 5 onion varieties profiled on ZonePlant. See the full onion variety table for side-by-side comparison.
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