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Allium x Millenium

Ornamental Onion

Butterflies will love this plant with its bright rose-purple flowered globes. It is a compact clump of thick, strappy, glossy, green, leaves which emit a slight smell of onion if crushed.

  • »  Pink-purple, globe-shaped flowers
  • »  Upright clump of glossy, grass-like foliage
  • »  Compact habit
  • »  Attracts butterflies and honeybees
  • »  Bloom Time: July to August
  • »  Flower Size: 5 cm

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$12.25
9cm Potted
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1gal
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  • Category:Perennials
  • Hardiness Zone:4
  • Height:40-45 cm
  • Spread:25-30 cm
  • Bloom Color: Pink
Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
Average to Dry Soils
Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
Attracts Butterflies
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Flowering Time
Summer
Habit
Clumping
Compact
Upright
Foliage Color
Green
Landscape uses
Border/edging
Rock garden
Rooftop (extensive)
Planting instructions
Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Allium x 'Millenium'

Very easy perennial to grow in full sun to partial shade in an average to dry, well-drained soil, adapting well to all soil structures. Unlike other cultivars in the genus, 'Millenium' is not known to reseed itself, making it a low maintenance selection. Disease and pest resistant and a deer and rabbit repellent.