{"product_id":"millenium-ornamental-onion-bare-root-plant","title":"Millenium Ornamental Onion - Bare Root Plant","description":"\u003cp\u003eMillenium is one of the most dependable summer-blooming ornamental onions, named Perennial Plant of the Year in 2018. In late July and August it produces a profusion of 2-inch, bright rosy purple globes on strong stems just above the foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe glossy green, strappy leaves form a compact, upright clump that stays attractive all season. At 15 to 20 inches tall, it is perfect for the front of a border, rock gardens and containers. Butterflies and bees love it, deer and rabbits do not, and it shrugs off drought once established.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTightly rounded flower heads about 2 inches across packed with many small starry florets in bright rosy purple, held on strong, straight green stems just above the leaves. Leaves are glossy, medium green, thick and strap-like, forming a neat, upright tuft. The plant is 15 to 20 inches tall and 10 to 15 inches wide. At peak bloom it is crowded with rosy purple balls, often busy with bees and butterflies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMillenium thrives in the same full sun and lean, well-drained soil as lavender, and its rosy purple globes carry purple color through late summer at the front of a lavender bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrow in full sun to part shade in lean to average, well-drained soil; it handles drought once established. Hardy in USDA zones 4-8. Trim off any tired foliage in fall or early spring; clumps can be divided in spring every few years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Allium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bright rosy purple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Glossy medium green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Compact, upright clump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15–20 in tall × 10–15 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4–8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun, part sun to part shade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late-July\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early-August\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Flush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"Bare Root Plant","offer_id":67775466930472,"sku":"GLLF-PER-39CE808D-BR","price":12.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/millenium-ornamental-onion.jpg?v=1790892269","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/millenium-ornamental-onion-bare-root-plant","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}