In spring the pale green flower stems hold more than a hundred or so star-shaped flowers, which open from the bottom upwards, in a dense raceme. Each large pale china blue flower has slightly recurved petals and very prominent golden stamens. Clumps of long, linear, wavy-margined, ridged leaves, which are mid-green on the outside and glaucous within, begin to develop at the end of winter, and are well-established at flowering time. ... Learn More

Imagine an enormous, strong-stemmed, fragrant bluebell with dense, erect spikes of six-petalled, star-shaped violet flowers. This large, bone-hardy, reliably perennial lily relative, flowers in early summer with the very occasional plant giving pure white, green-eyed flowers. ... Learn More

The pure white form of the more commonly seen blue one resembles an absolutely giant, fragrant bluebell. A large, bone-hardy, reliably perennial lily relative, it has dense, erect spikes of six-petalled, star-shaped white flowers. An easy and valuable hardy treasure. ... Learn More

This is a cream form of the more commonly seen blue one. Resembling an absolutely giant, fragrant bluebell, it has dense, erect spikes of six-petalled, star-shaped cream flowers. A large, bone-hardy, reliably perennial lily relative. ... Learn More

Sacajawea is a variegated-leaf-edged form of C.leichlinii alba, the name honouring a native American Indian woman who acted as an interpreter to the explorers Lewis and Clark. Their expedition crossed America east to west (and back, for the first time) in 1805. They found "quamash " bulbs to eat once they had crossed the Rocky Mountains, but we positively DO NOT recommend doing this now. These seeds may produce variable seedlings. ... Learn More

In early spring this bulbous perennial pushes up narrow leaves, glaucous above, and tall, strong, bare stems carrying spires of creamy starry flowers which take up little space among other rounded plants or shrubs. It seeds freely making glorious swathes in time. ... Learn More

This superb variety produces sizeable clumps of narrow strap-like leaves from which arise imposing, many-flowered spikes of star-shaped, rich violet-blue blooms. In rich, well-drained soil these valuable plants will slowly self-seed making huge drifts of flowers to impress all who see them. ... Learn More

Tall bold flowers, vivid blue will naturalise in grass and are even happy in moist ground. One of the most tolerant and long-lived bulbs you can grow, Quamash refers to the plant's bulbs which were harvested and pit-roasted or boiled by women of the Nez Perce, Cree, and Blackfoot tribes. It also provided a valuable food source for the members of the Lewis and Clark expedition. ... Learn More

A generous mix of all the forms of Camassia we grow on our trial grounds. Habits and heights will vary, with colours being between white and all shades of blue. The bulbs produced will slowly multiply making huge clumps over the years! ... Learn More

From a clump of hairy, heart-shaped leaves arise many thin stems from the whole length of which, dangle shapely cream bells. "A picture of poise and beauty". (G.S.T.) ... Learn More

Thread-like hairy stems bearing oval, toothed densely-felted, silvery silky hairy leaves, carry numerous blue-grey bells, hairy outside, which open in small loose clusters in late summer. Rather like a diminutive Campanula cashmiriana, this is a very uncommon and lovely high alpine from Pakistan to Bhutan, and in the Himalaya where it occurs on stony slopes and ledges at 3000-4700m. This is an ideal alpine house plant and perfect for exhibiting. ... Learn More

This delicate little plant forms a small basal rosette of narrow, hairy leaves, with arching spires of blue bells which also are hairy inside (hence the origin of the Latin name). This plant is usually a short-lived perennial but generally self-seeds to make attractive drifts on a scree or rockery. ... Learn More

From low, spreading clumps of smooth, shiny, toothed foliage (resembling birch leaves hence its latin name!) hang numerous pendant white bells, which sometimes have a slight shade of pink, the edges of the flowers having long hairs, somewhat like those of the bearded bellflower. From Armenia, this gem for the connoisseur is delightful in gritty fertile soil or hanging over the edge of a trough or in a crevice on the rock garden. It is different from almost all others but is an easy plant to grow ... Learn More

This sumptuous clump-forming perennial has ovate leaves and erect stems bearing very large, nodding, narrowly bell-shaped, pale grey-mauve flowers . This unusual hybrid is actually a cross between C. punctata and C. latifolia, the offspring more closely resembling the former. It makes a superb addition to the front of a perennial border. RHS AGM winner. ... Learn More

A very old favourite for the rock garden, or even the front of the border or in a container, this plant produces a succession of wide-open, upwards-facing, blue cup-shaped flowers from July to September. ... Learn More