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Cam en masse ia

PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307
edited May 2018 in Plants



We have one or three of these Camssias.

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  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093
    Wow - gorgeous 
    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

    “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 
  • Beaus MumBeaus Mum Posts: 3,554
    Beautiful 💙
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Lovely.   Only got those to grow one year in the Belgian garden.  Haven't found any here yet but I do have seeds.........
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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    Plato
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    I tried to grow them one year. They were very expensive squirrel food. ☹️
  • Lily PillyLily Pilly Posts: 3,845
    Think we might be too far north   Envious
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  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307
    Since that are North American prairie bulbs I think they should be hardy enough to survive in Scotland. We are pretty cold here same isotherm as Newport in Shropshire which recorded the lowest temp in England not so long ago. The bulbs just need well drained soil. They have become a bit of a nuisance here, spreading like mad and the leaves are a bit ugly when the flowers have finished.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    I tried them last year at the bottom of a slope in the school garden I look after - I thought they liked moisture retentive soil?  I wasn't impressed with the flowers though, but yours are beautiful.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • Joyce GoldenlilyJoyce Goldenlily Posts: 2,933
    My blue ones are in flower now here in Cornwall, I also have some very pale lemon/cream flowered ones which flower about a month later. They are definitely are loved by slugs and snails.
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