Perennials · 4 varieties
Allium (Ornamental Onion)
Millenium's purple globes hum with bees for weeks — tidy, tough, and rabbit-resistant.
- Light
- Full sun
- Height
- 12–24″ varies by variety
- Spread
- 8–15″
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–8 hardy here
- Blooms
- Jul–Aug
- Deer
- Usually left alone
- Rabbits
- Usually left alone
- Pollinators
- Bees and butterflies work it
- Containers
- Good in pots
- Pets
- Toxic to cats and dogs rated from a related species, Allium cepa · ASPCA
Hardiness & bloom: Windy City blooms earlier (Jun–Jul).
Height varies a lot between varieties here — anywhere from 12″ to 24″. Check the tag, or ask us which one suits the spot you have in mind.
Mounds and fills — the filler that knits a planting together.
The 4 Allium (Ornamental Onion) varieties we grow
Every variety we grow. Photos are going up through the season. Tap the on any variety to save it to your list. Availability changes daily — call (763) 742-8774 for what’s on the bench today.
Variety by variety
East Bethel and the north metro are zone 4; Minneapolis and St. Paul are zone 5. Green comes back in both; yellow comes back in zone 5.
| Variety | Hardiness | Blooms | Size & sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Sapphire | HardinessAsk usnot researched yet | Blooms — | Size 12–24″ × 8–12″ |
| Milleniumbright rosy purple | HardinessHardy to zone 4comes back everywhere we deliver | Blooms Jul–Aug | Size 15–20″ × 10–15″ Sun to part shade · deer usually leave it alone |
| Summer Beautylilac-pink / lavender | HardinessHardy to zone 4comes back everywhere we deliver | Blooms Jul–Aug | Size 15″ × 15″ Full sun · deer usually leave it alone |
| Windy Citydark rose-purple | HardinessHardy to zone 4comes back everywhere we deliver | Blooms Jul | Size 15″ × 15″ Full sun · deer usually leave it alone |
Plant it with
Allium (Ornamental Onion) likes full sun. These share its light and add different heights or bloom times, so the bed keeps going:
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Grown chemical-free in our own seven greenhouses in East Bethel — not trucked in. Come see it in person, or use the plant picker to find what suits your spot.