Allium 'Meteor Shower' was selected in
2005 and named in 2007, being among the more distinctive hybrids
to date. As with many of the hybrids in my garden, this represents an
amalgamation of influence from a number
of species, mostly comprised of Allium nutans, senescens, and
angulosum. This hybrid has very narrow foliage
(like A. angulosum), but slightly twisting (showing nutans/senescens
lineage), large hemispherical heads (along
the lines of A. senescens), and intensely colored buds with a point of
light color at the tip (a definite angulosum
influence). The effect is most striking in bud, with rather large,
extra wide heads of equally spaced, intensely-
colored florets of rose-pink. The stems reach 12-14" tall, a
magnet for bees and butterflies in the August heat.
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