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Camassia in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Camassia

 

Camassia

Camassia naturalise well in gardens. It grows best in a well-drained soil high in humus. It will thrive in lightly shaded forest areas and on rocky outcrops as well as in open meadows or prairies. It can also be found growing in great numbers in moist meadows. It produces a multi-flowered stem with six-petaled flowers which vary in colour from pale lilac or white to deep purple or blue-violet.

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plant Features
  • Camassia likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Camassia likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Camassia is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Camassia likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Camassia

Latin name

Camassia

type

Bulb

family

Asparagaceae

ph

6.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Camassia likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Camassia is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Camassia likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Camassia likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Camassia is 0.25meters x 0.80meters 0.25 M 0.80 M

Camassia

Camassia naturalise well in gardens. It grows best in a well-drained soil high in humus. It will thrive in lightly shaded forest areas and on rocky outcrops as well as in open meadows or prairies. It can also be found growing in great numbers in moist meadows. It produces a multi-flowered stem with six-petaled flowers which vary in colour from pale lilac or white to deep purple or blue-violet.


Planting

From Early Autumn TO Late Autumn

Bulbs should be planted in the autumn. They can be planted in a wide variety of growing situations but be most floriferous if planted in a sunny, moist but not waterlogged site. The bulbs are rounded, with small pointy ends. Plant the points facing upwards. Plants may also be divided in autumn after the leaves have withered with the individual divisions being planted in a moist, sunny site.

 
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