Camassia

Camassia leichtlinii Harlequin

A very scarce form which combines two excellent characters, that of semi-doubled white flowers and foliage with a creamy-white variegation. The latter is evident on both the edges and on the midrib of the underside of the leaf.

A limited offering of a new rarity, but one which is happy under standard conditions for the genus, in fact it is best not fussed and coddled!

We have been in error in describing this as blue, it is in fact WHITE but semi-double weith the tiniest tinge of violet just on a few petal tips. The confusion exists as the name has been used (wrongly so) for two distinct and different plants.

Camassia leichtlinii Harlequincamleihar	£3.50		1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
White and semi double. Large view

Camassia leichtlinii Sacajawea

A new and superb form of C. leichtlinii discovered and introduced by Aard Kroon. This has with strongly cream-edged, sword-like leaves and pure white, starry-flowers borne in late spring and early summer.

This is a vigorous clone and can, exceptionally, reach 100cm tall, though 80 might be considered more normal. It will take a wide variety of garden soils and situations but revels in damp, fertile soils in full sun, or just a little shade.

The name is a corruption of Sacagawea, a Native American woman who assisted and apparently saved, Lewis and Clark on their 19th C explorations of North America.

Camassia leichtlinii Sacajaweacamleisac	£1.50		1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Flowering sized bulbs. Large view

Camassia leichtlinii Semiplena

Mid green, strap shaped leaves and good sized spikes of lovely semi-double flowers with starry segments piled whorl upon whorl. The petals in this form are cream but verge on almost pale yellow, especially when crowded together within the flowers.

This is a taller clone and can reach 100-120cm, it is best planted growing through small shrubs or other plantings, to add a little support and hide the leaves which are just starting to wither at flowering time.

Camassia leichtlinii Semiplenacamleisem	£2.50		1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Flowering sized bulbs. Large view

Camassia quamash Blue Melody

An excellent clonal selection. Lovely flowers of strong mid-blue, in tall spikes on 30-50cm stems.

The flowers are borne at the same time as the narrow, upright foliage which is broadly edged with strong cream, the foliage is very good, even on its own but the effect of the variegation combined with the blue is wonderful.

Readily grown and easily pleased, best of all in a moist soil in full sun and will thrive in managed grassland if the foliage is not cut too soon.

Camassia quamash Blue Melodycalquablu	£1.50		1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Flowering sized bulbs. Large view