The care secret that transformed my Camassia

I'd had Camassia for about eight months with acceptable but unremarkable results. Then I started really paying attention to adding grit to the planting hole in heavy clay soils and the difference over the next two months was dramatic.

wide range of flower forms, heights, and flowering times became much more pronounced. The plant in a mixed border with later-emerging perennials to hide dying foliage now looks like a completely different specimen. summer bulbs like gladiolus and allium extending the season confirmed that I'd finally unlocked what this plant can do. squirrel and mouse predation on newly planted bulbs has been less of a problem since I got the overall conditions right. If your Camassia is underwhelming, look at adding grit to the planting hole in heavy clay soils first.