Camassia quamash
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Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2025
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Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2025
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Description
Also known as 'bear’s grass', the long narrow foliage of Camassia quamash provides welcome structure and lush greenery to the garden from early in the spring before the flowers later emerge. It looks great in a grassy planting scheme, echoing the linear habit of ornamental grasses. But it’s just as well suited to a mixed informal border, orchard or wildlife area. Camassia quamash loves a moist spot, so it’s ideal for providing colour at a height in damp areas, close to a pond or within naturalistic, meadow-style plantings.
Illuminate your borders throughout late spring and early summer with the beautiful star-like flowers of Camassia quamash. This outstanding plant stands upright, up to 80cm tall, providing a long season of interest that will grace your planting schemes in sun or partial shade.
Fuss-free camassias are resilient, hardy and naturalise freely in borders. Being easy to care for, standing up tall on strong, self-supporting stems, they’re a great choice for low-maintenance gardens. Plant Camassia quamash bulbs in small groups to start with and over time they’ll multiply, producing effortlessly gorgeous natural swathes that return to be admired every year.
Key features
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Good for cutting
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Comes back every year
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Attractive to wildlife
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Loved by pollinators
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Naturalising
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Thrives well in full sun
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Packed in paper bags
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Low maintenance
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Fully hardy
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Rodent resistant
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Camassia quamash
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Flower colour
Blue
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Bulb size
6/+
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Established height
30-50cm
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Established spread
10-20cm
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Plant spacing
30 bulbs per m2
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Leaf colour
Green
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Habit
Upright
Clump-forming -
Life cycle
Perennial
Naturalising -
Hardiness
Fully hardy
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Years to establish
1st year
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Sunlight
Full sun
Partial shade
Full shade -
Position
Sheltered
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Suitable for
Borders
Meadows
Gravel gardens
Wildlife gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Cut flower gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Damp
Free draining -
Soil type
Loam
Clay
Sandy
Stony
Multipurpose compost -
Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
No
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Pollinator-friendly
Yes
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Mouse resistant
Yes
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Rabbit resistant
Yes
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Deer resistant
Yes
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Toxicity
No report
Plant calendar
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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Plant your Camassia quamash bulbs from mid to late autumn;
Plant in borders or containers in sun or partial shade;
Plant your bulbs two to three times as deep as the bulb is high;
Space the bulbs about twice the bulb diameter apart;
Place the Camassia quamash bulbs with the pointed side facing upwards.
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Orders placed before 1 September 2025
You can expect your order in September 2025Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2025
You can expect your order in October 2025Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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