Question

Is onion a non flowering plant?

Answer 1

Onion:

1. Onion bulb is a modified stem because it has a large number of fleshy scale leaves, and onions are flowering plants.
2. They belong to the monocot family Liliaceae.
3. Onions are biennial.
4. In the first year, the onion forms a bulb and develops a top but not a flower.
5. In the second year, the onion flowers in the summer and then goes to form seeds.
6. Onions are usually grown as an annual crop and the bulbs are harvested at the end of the first year before the plants go to form seed.