Pregnant Onion
4.5 out of 5 (4 experiences)
Survivor
Easy to propagate
Also known as
False sea onion and Sea-onion
Taxonomy
Albuca bracteata
Albuca
Asparagaceae
Asparagales
How to care for Pregnant Onion
How often to water your Pregnant Onion
every 12
Pregnant Onion needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
12
Finding light for Pregnant Onion in your home
a window
Pregnant Onion love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Pregnant Onion does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Pregnant Onion in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Pregnant Onion
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Pregnant Onion after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Orange/pink leaves I don’t know what’s wrong with Diana. I’ve removed a lot of bad leaves in hopes that it would have her focus on keeping her leaves healthier. I’ve let her soil dry out several times, and I’ve watered her every time it was mostly dry. I’ve changed her location too. I’m lost on what to do now. I’ve never had this type of plant and it’s the only one out of all my plants that are struggling. What can I do?? #NewPlantMom #PlantMoms #PlantCorner
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Spring is coming #HappyPlants #AlbucaConcordiana #Albuca #FloweringPlants #Flowers #wintergrowth #WinterBlooms #Caudex #Succulents #Geophytes
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Hooray for the return of fall growth season! #AlbucaConcordiana #Albuca #fall #Autumn #HappyPlants #Growth #NewGrowth
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Why are the leaves drooping #PregnantOnion
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I’m going to stop worrying that this #Albuca isn’t getting enough water
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Oh my, how happy am I with this progress? One year old, from seed #AlbucaConcordiana #Albuca #Caudex #CaudexClub #RootPorn #roots #fromseed #HappyPlants #Succulents
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Can I get some help identifying this one? #PregnantOnion Greg thinks that this is a pregnant onion, but it has small spikes along the sides of the leaves, and I haven't seen that in any pictures of pregnant onions. So I'm thinking that it's probably something else. #plantid
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Help! I got this lady 6 days ago, potted and watered her. She’s turning brown. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. I’ve never had one before. Thanks! #FrizzleSizzle
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Just got my Frizzle Sizzle a few weeks ago. It looks like she has a bloom at the bottom forming, but her spirals are browning (with some really tight spirals that formed since I got her). After repotting, is she sick?? #FrizzleSizzle #newplantmom #justgettingstarted
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Pregnant onion gone wrinkly! My pregnant onion has been thriving recently, event throwing out its first flower! But i’ve just noticed the main bulb of it has become soft and wrinkly. Anyone know why it does this, and if i should be worried?
Care Summary for Pregnant Onion
Pregnant Onion
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 12 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Survivor 3
Easy to propagate 2
Large, lush leaves 1
Blooms easily 1
Browns easily 1
06/21/2021
Slow growing, has to have the right amount of water. When it gets bigger it looks soo cool!! Worth the wait!!
Survivor
03/07/2021
I find these guys absolutely charming. They push out a super long flower stalk I usually need to lean against the window frame, with a cluster of white flowers that will open in waves from the bottom up. The bulb base will start to shrivel when a watering is needed, I use a terracotta pot and succulent potting mix, they’re very receptive to bottom watering and will quickly recover to a beautiful succulent bulb beneath any loose skin. The skin is perfectly normal and where the “babies” come from. The long leaf tips will droop once they get too big and often crisp at the end at normal household humidity. They’ll thrive on the sunniest windowsill you can find them.
Large, lush leaves
Easy to propagate
Blooms easily
Survivor
Browns easily
