TALL SPIKES OF STARRY FLOWERS

Plant now for blooms in spring

WORDS: CLARE GOGERTY

CAMASSIAS Camassias were much in favour at the Chelsea Flower Show this year and it’s easy to see why: tall, with striking, star-shaped flowers, they sway graciously head and shoulders above more humdrum blooms. Get a few bulbs into a sunny border this autumn and you too will enjoy the sight of their six-petalled flowers opening along straight stems next April/May. They’re great in wildflower meadows, too – coming in subtle shades of blue and creamy white and spreading in satisfying clumps. Need to know Camassia leaves are slow to die down so if you do plant among grass, for example in a lawn, this will make mowing difficult. Best to plant in a meadow, then you can leave the leaves alone and let them die back naturally. How to grow The best time to…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2019

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