Camassia cusickii

Description

Camassia are a fantastic plant for growing in grassland areas to naturalise – they give swathes of blue over the area and are very elegant plants. Cusickii is a fantastic wisteria blue colour and makes a great naturalising plant for a stunning display.

Growing Instructions

Camassia are ideal when grown in the poorer areas of the garden or in areas that you wish to leave to naturalise. This group of bulbs are very tough and are happy to be planted in soils that are less than perfect. They will endure soils that are heavy and poorly drained. Can be grown in grassland/meadow land areas or borders of the garden. Leave undisturbed from year to year for the best performance. Do not allow bulbs to dry out during the growing season.

Cultivate soils to a depth of 20cms and plant bulbs 15cms deep and 10-15cms apart. In heavy soils such as clay add grit or humus matter to help with drainage and plant slightly shallower at 10cms deep. In sandy soils add organic matter to help with fertility. They will naturalise really well and after a number of years may need to be divided, at which time lift them when the flowers have died back and re-plant.

Protect early growth in the spring from slugs and snails.  Ideal foods are well rotted manures, grass clippings, tomato feed and bone meal.

Care tip:

Camassia are ideal to grow with herbaceous plants and early flowering lilies.

They have become very popular in the last few years and can be seen growing in the RHS gardens at Wisley

Growing Information

Flowering Height: 60cm

Flowering Period: June

Aspect: Shady areas and they are also good for naturalising in grassland

Soil type: Free draining soils are ideal but they will also tolerate heavy and poor draining soils.

Scented. N/A

Planting depth: 15cms

Planting Distance: 15cms

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