Camassia leichtlinii 'Sacajawea'
Camassia 'Sacajawea'
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.
Contributed by @pelly
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Camassia 'Sacajawea'
Latin name
Camassia leichtlinii 'Sacajawea'
type
Bulb
family
Asparagaceae
ph
6.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.25 M
0.80 M
Camassia leichtlinii 'Sacajawea'
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.
pelly
KathyB