This ornamental onion, Allium Millenium, produces large 2-inch light purple blooms on long, thick green stems. Allium blooms throughout the summer and works well as fresh and dried cut flowers. Since it is related to the edible onion family, the foliage is fragrant. The plant grows well in sun and part shade, likes average, dry, or sandy soil types, and is tolerant of tough conditions and pests. Allium attracts butterflies and beneficial pollinators, and it is both rabbit and deer resistant. Seedheads persist into the winter and add dimension to winter garden landscapes.