- Botanical name: Allium 'Millennium'
- Common name: Allium
- Family: Amaryllidaceae
- Plant Type: Bulb
Pink
Purple
Green
- Key features:
- Attractive seedheads
- Attractive to wildlife
- Flowers
Allium ‘Millennium’ is a fantastic mid- late-summer-flowering allium, bearing large, rounded heads of pink-purple flowers in June and July. Like all alliums, its blooms are extremely attractive to a wide range of pollinating insects, such as bees, butterflies and hoverflies. It’s perfect for growing in a mixed herbaceous border and is best planted in large groups, where its glossy green foliage and large purple flowers will work perfectly with other flowering plants in the border.
Grow Allium ‘Millennium’ in moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Feed with a high potash solution after flowering and allow the leaves to die down naturally. Like all alliums, the spent flowers take on an architectural beauty into autumn and winter, so leave these in situ if you can.
How to grow Allium 'Millennium'
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Plant size
40cm height
45cm spread
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Aspect
South facing, west facing
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Position in border
Front, middle
- Sun exposure: Full sun
- Hardiness: Hardy
- Soil type: Acidic / chalky / alkaline / clay / heavy / moist / well drained / light / sandy
Plant calendar
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Do not Plant in June |
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Do not Plant in July |
A
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Do Plant in September |
O
Do Plant in October |
N
Do Plant in November |
D
Do not Plant in December |
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| Flowers |
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Plant does not flower in January |
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Plant does not flower in February |
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Plant does not flower in March |
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Plant does not flower in April |
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Plant does not flower in May |
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Plant does flower in June |
J
Plant does flower in July |
A
Plant does not flower in August |
S
Plant does not flower in September |
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Plant does not flower in October |
N
Plant does not flower in November |
D
Plant does not flower in December |
| Divide | ||||||||||||
| Divide |
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Do not Divide in January |
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Do Divide in March |
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Do Divide in April |
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Do not Divide in May |
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Do not Divide in June |
J
Do not Divide in July |
A
Do not Divide in August |
S
Do not Divide in September |
O
Do Divide in October |
N
Do Divide in November |
D
Do not Divide in December |
| Collect seeds | ||||||||||||
| Collect seeds |
J
Do not Collect seeds in January |
F
Do not Collect seeds in February |
M
Do not Collect seeds in March |
A
Do not Collect seeds in April |
M
Do not Collect seeds in May |
J
Do not Collect seeds in June |
J
Do not Collect seeds in July |
A
Do not Collect seeds in August |
S
Do Collect seeds in September |
O
Do Collect seeds in October |
N
Do not Collect seeds in November |
D
Do not Collect seeds in December |
Allium 'Millennium' and wildlife
Allium 'Millennium' is known for attracting bees, beneficial insects, butterflies/moths and other pollinators. It has nectar/pollen rich flowers.
Attractive to Bees
Attractive to Beneficial insects
Does not attract Birds
Attractive to Butterflies/Moths
Attractive to Other pollinators
Is Allium 'Millennium' poisonous?
Allium 'Millennium' can be toxic.
Toxic to Cats
Toxic to Dogs
Toxic to Horses
No reported toxicity to Birds
No reported toxicity to Livestock
No reported toxicity to People
