Camassia
Camassia leichtlinii
Camassia is a bulb for bulb layer, mid-border, suited to full sun and clay, loam or moist ground, flowering May, Jun.
| Type | Bulb |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 90 cm |
| Spread | 15 cm |
| Aspect | full sun |
| Foliage | Deciduous |
| Hardiness | USDA 5a-8b, RHS H4 |
| Pollinator-friendly | Yes |
| Pet-safe | No |
Where to use it in a border
At around 90 cm, it sits best through the middle of a border, between taller structure behind and edging in front. Give it about 15 cm of room to spread, roughly 7 to the metre when planted in a drift. It is hardy across USDA zones 5a to 8b and rated H4 by the RHS, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of full sun, clay soil, wet soil, pollinator-friendly plants.
Border Builder uses Camassia's height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.
Flowering through the year
Worth knowing
- It copes with ground that stays wet, which most border plants will not.
- Not recorded as pet-safe; site it away from pets that graze if that matters to you.
- Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.
Good companions
Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:
- Avensto edge in front
- Blazing Starto flower when it does not
- Coneflower 'Pink Double Delight'to flower when it does not
- Crocosmia 'Lucifer'to flower when it does not
- Culver's Root 'Fascination'for height behind it
- False Indigoto flower when it does not