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Allium (Ornamental Onion)

Millenium's purple globes hum with bees for weeks — tidy, tough, and rabbit-resistant.

Photo coming — we shoot these on our own benches. Want to see it now? Call (763) 742-8774.
Light
Full sun
Height
12–24″ varies by variety
Spread
8–15″
Deer
Usually left alone
Pollinators
Bees and butterflies work it
Containers
Good in pots

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.

Little Sapphire12–24″ × 8–12″
Millenium15–20″ × 10–15″
Summer Beauty15″ × 15″
Windy City15″ × 15″

Plant it with

Allium (Ornamental Onion) pairs well with these, and we grow them all:

Achillea (Yarrow)Aconitum (Monkshood)Alcea Rosea (Hollyhock)Aruncus Dioicus (Goatsbeard)Asclepias Incarnata (Swamp Milkweed)Asclepias Syriaca (Common Milkweed)

More perennials

Ajuga (Bugleweed)AnemoneAnemone sylvestrisAquilegia (Columbine)Armeria (Sea Thrift)ArtemisiaAsclepias Tuberosa (Butterfly Weed)Astilbe

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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.