Camassia leichtlinii subsp. leichtlinii syn. Camassia leichtlinii 'Alba'

Camassia (Species) Californian White-Flowered Quamash

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. Californian White-Flowered Quamash is a perennial with narrow, channelled leaves and erect racemes of star-shaped creamy white flowers in spring.

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plant Features

Full sun to partial shade
Occasional watering
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
Moist and free draining

plant information

Common name

Camassia (Species) Californian White-Flowered Quamash

Latin name

Camassia leichtlinii subsp. leichtlinii syn. Camassia leichtlinii 'Alba'

type

Bulb

family

Asparagaceae

ph

6.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun to partial shade
Frost

Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

Soil

Moist and free draining
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Camassia (Species) Californian White-Flowered Quamash is 0.25meters x 0.80meters

0.25 M 0.80 M

Camassia leichtlinii subsp. leichtlinii syn. Camassia leichtlinii 'Alba'

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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