Camassia 'Violet Candle'
Camassia 'Violet Candle'

Camassia 'Violet Candle'

Camassia 'Violet Candle'

1 bulb — £7.90

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Orders placed before 1 September 2024
You can expect your order in September 2024

Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2024
You can expect your order in October 2023

Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2024
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Description

Camassia 'Violet Candle' makes quite the entrance—tall, elegant, and glowing with cool-toned charm. This new and exclusive variety brings something rather special to the late spring border: statuesque spires of violet-blue, star-shaped flowers arranged in exceptionally long, upright clusters. Rising well above the strappy green leaves, each flower spike of Camassia leichtlinii 'Violet Candle' stands with quiet confidence, adding height, movement, and a subtle pop of colour just as the garden shifts towards early summer.

Unlike your typical bedding plant, Camassia 'Violet Candle' doesn’t need to shout to be noticed. It thrives in full sun or light shade and appreciates a moist but well-drained soil—particularly happy in meadow-style planting, damp borders, or alongside ornamental grasses. Camassia leichtlinii 'Violet Candle' is brilliant in bold drifts, where its slender form and shimmering violet hue lend a natural elegance to looser planting schemes. It’s also a magnet for pollinators and returns reliably each year with very little effort. Whether you’re softening a formal scheme or adding structure to a wilder corner, Camassia 'Violet Candle' strikes a beautiful balance between garden drama and easy-going charm. For those looking to elevate their spring palette—literally—Camassia leichtlinii 'Violet Candle' is a glowing highlight worth making space for.

Key features

  • Good for cutting

  • Farmer Gracy exclusive

  • Comes back every year

  • Attractive to wildlife

  • Loved by pollinators

  • Naturalising

  • Thrives well in full sun

  • Packed in paper bags

  • Low maintenance

  • Fully hardy

  • Rodent resistant

Specs & details

  • Botanical name

    Camassia leichtlinii 'Violet Candle'

  • Flower colour

    Violet, blue

  • Bulb size

    14/16

  • Established height

    70-90cm

  • Established spread

    10-20cm

  • Plant spacing

    30 bulbs per m2

  • Leaf colour

    Green

  • Habit

    Upright
    Clump-forming

  • Life cycle

    Perennial
    Naturalising

  • Hardiness

    Fully hardy

  • Years to establish

    1st year

  • Sunlight

    Full sun
    Partial shade
    Full shade

  • Position

    Sheltered

  • Suitable for

    Borders
    Meadows
    Gravel gardens
    Wildlife gardens
    Cottage gardens
    Low maintenance gardens
    Cut flower gardens

  • Soil acidity

    Any

  • Soil moisture

    Damp
    Free draining

  • Soil type

    Loam
    Clay
    Sandy
    Stony
    Multipurpose compost

  • Growing skill

    Easy to grow

  • Scented

    No

  • Pollinator-friendly

    Yes

  • Mouse resistant

    Yes

  • Rabbit resistant

    Yes

  • Deer resistant

    Yes

  • Toxicity

    No report

Plant calendar

JanFebMarAprMayJuneJulyAugSepOctNovDec
  • Planting
  • Flowering

Useful information

    • Plant your Camassia 'Violet Candle' 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 'Violet Candle' bulbs with the pointed side facing upwards.

    Read all planting & care instructions

  • Orders placed before 1 September 2025
    You can expect your order in September 2025

    Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2025
    You can expect your order in October 2025

    Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2025
    You can expect your order within 10 business days

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