Re: Camassia
- Subject: Re: Camassia
- From: G* B*
- Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 17:17:45 -0400
Hello Cheryl,
I see you have had your answer on the moist issue and camassia. I do not
have a damp spot in my garden, so have no experience with the bulbs in
anything other than "normal" garden soil. I plant my bulbs at wood's edge
like I see the native growing around here when I go on hikes in the spring.
There are quite a few species and cultivars of camassia. You may want to
look into some of the descriptions. There are semi-doubles, white,
wisteria-blue with yellow stamens.... species with tall spires of bloom and
small ones at about 18 inches. Foliage is usually nice, strap-like. They do
go dormant early so plan accordingly. Mine get covered by hardy geranium...
G. maculatum.
Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5 Southern Indiana
----- Original Message -----
> Hi All,
>
> I have been eying adding one or more of the Camassia family to the
> garden. Everything I've read says they like damp - which is good
> since where I want to put them tends to be very damp. ( I think my
> lower lawn was a vernal pond before the developer came along - we
> live with this very happily.)
>
> I have a couple of questions
> 1. Do they survive damp feet in winter?
> 2. Can they be grown in full sun?
> 3. Are they worth growing, my only knowledge is strictly from
books/magazines?
>
> Zimmerman and McClure have a nice selection of them and I have always
> been happy with the quality.
>
> So do I go for it?
>
> Cheryl
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