Add easy-care ‘Millenium’ allium to your garden
It ’s not often that a perennial comes along that can be key out ( just like Mary Poppins ) as practically perfect in every way . But that is a practically perfect description for‘Millenium ’ allium . Close to foolproof , ‘ Millenium ’ is super drought tolerant and grows from a group of small bulbs backpack together in a large clump . plant have a stocky , upright habit with grassy leaves and a profuseness of large 2 - inch , lavender - pink drumstick bloom heads that flower for up to a month or more in mid- to late summer .
‘Millenium’ allium (Alliumhybrid)
TypePerennialBloomsLarge 2 - in . bright fortunate - purple rounded clustering in mid- to former summerLightFull sunSoilWell - drainedPestsNoneSize15 to 20 in . magniloquent , 10 to 15 in . wideHardinessCold audacious USDA geographical zone 4 to 9
Growing tips
Pests don’t bother ‘Millenium’ allium
There are no serious gadfly or disease problem to nark ‘ Millenium ’ , and it ’s quite deer- , rabbit- and squirrel - resistant . Like other member of the Allium cepa crime syndicate , the folio , when bruised , release an onion scent that helps keep these pests by . What ’s more , the flowers are extremely attractive to bee and butterflies , which flock to its typical flowers .
‘ Millenium ’ belong at the front of the margin where you may really savour thepollinating insects it attractsall time of year long . And while some Allium can take care scraggly in the heat of the summertime , ‘ Millenium ’ does n’t rent the heat discommode it . Its late - flowering habit have it a smart option for breathe new life into tired beds and borders as the time of year winds down . The umbel , or flowerheads , are all orotund and as the flush dry , they turn light brown with a blush of their former little finger - imperial tinge .
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Does ‘Millenium’ allium spread?
Unlike many cosmetic genus Allium , self - seeding is n’t a problem with ‘ Millenium ’ allium because the flowers are n’t very fecund so spreading is n’t a big business . Division is the good way to get more of this cultivar . In either early spring or fall dig up prove plant and pull in the dense cluster of small electric-light bulb asunder planted 3 to 6 inches abstruse .
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