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How to grow elegant, blue Camassias.

August 17, 2015 By Jill Anderson Leave a Comment

I’m really not sure why these pretty plants aren’t more widely grown.

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Camassis leichtlinii sukedorfii

They produce an elegant 1.2m spire of star-shaped, violet-blue flowers in May, just when tulips are fading and summer flowers haven’t quite got going.

Unlike tulips, and many other bulbs that need dry well-drained soil, these like to grow in damp soil,  just what you need if you have heavy, clay soil, although they won’t be happy if the soil is water-logged.

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A swathe of Camassia flowers.

They’re often seen growing in grass, but this only works if you can leave them for 4-6 weeks to die down naturally before the grass is cut.

Plant them in autumn, 8cm deep and 20cm apart.

I’m a big fan of spring flowering bulbs, good value, little effort and pretty flowers, find out more about them here, you can buy Camassias here or here .

Happy gardening, Jill

all photos: Jill Anderson.

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