Show us your Camassia bulbs!

Papi Jo · September 2022

Just lifted my "crop" of Camassia leichtlinii ‘Alba’. No less than 3 kilograms this year. Not sure if I will boil, roast or fry them (ideas for recipes welcome

). See Wikipedia article for food use.

Actually I re-plant those bulbs in a few chosen spots in the garden. Bought one bulb back in 2016, re-planted 6 smallish bulbs in 2017, and left them to grow until this year.

Any success stories with this interesting plant?

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In flower, May 2019.

Obelixx · September 2022

Mine are all in the ground in a north facing bed and will be left undisturbed apart from a bit of an autumn clear up to remove any weeds from their bed and then a mulch - after some decent rain. I'm hoping by leaving them alone they will go forth and multiply.

Posy · September 2022

Wow. I love them. I planted a pack about 20 years ago and they are exactly the same now as they were the first year.

Joyce Goldenlily · September 2022

I planted a bag of blue and a bag of white camassias several years ago. They definitely went forth and multiplied! Especially the blue ones. I lifted mine last year as the flowers had diminished in size. I split mine up, gave some to my daughter, and replanted the bulbs around the garden. I think I am going to lift some of the blue ones and donate them to a local community garden set up where you can donate and take what is available from others. I seem to have dark and pale ones, not sure if that is the soil or aging bulbs. I particularly like the albas as the flowers are pale ivory rather than pure white. They always flower about a month later than the blue ones. They seem to thrive on neglect.

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