Anticlea elegans
Mountain deathcamas, Alkali grass, Wand lily , White camas, Elegant camas, Zigadenus elegans, Zigadenus chloranthus
Anticlea Anticlea
A. elegans - A. elegans is a clump-forming, bulbous, deciduous perennial with narrowly linear, grey-green leaves and upright spikes of star-shaped, green-marked, creamy-white flowers in mid- to late summer.
Anticlea elegans is: Deciduous
Clump-forming, Erect flower stem
All parts are highly toxic if ingested. Toxic to dogs, cats, horses, and livestock.
White, Flushed green in Summer
Grey-green in Spring; Grey-green in Summer; Grey-green in Autumn
No pruning required. Remove leaves only after they have completely died down.
Sow seed at 13-18C when ripe or in spring.
Division, Seed
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Anticlea elegans (Mountain deathcamas) will reach a height of 0.7m and a spread of 0.1m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Underplanting, Wallside and trellises, Wildflower, Woodland
Grow in deep, fertile, moist but well-drained, preferably loamy soil in sun or partial shade.
Clay, Loamy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Anticlea elegans
Mountain deathcamas, Alkali grass, Wand lily , White camas, Elegant camas, Zigadenus elegans, Zigadenus chloranthus
Anticlea Anticlea
A. elegans - A. elegans is a clump-forming, bulbous, deciduous perennial with narrowly linear, grey-green leaves and upright spikes of star-shaped, green-marked, creamy-white flowers in mid- to late summer.
Western North America
Deciduous
Clump-forming, Erect flower stem
All parts are highly toxic if ingested. Toxic to dogs, cats, horses, and livestock.
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White, Flushed green in Summer
Grey-green in Spring; Grey-green in Summer; Grey-green in Autumn
No pruning required. Remove leaves only after they have completely died down.
Sow seed at 13-18C when ripe or in spring.
Division, Seed
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Anticlea elegans (Mountain deathcamas) will reach a height of 0.7m and a spread of 0.1m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Underplanting, Wallside and trellises, Wildflower, Woodland
Grow in deep, fertile, moist but well-drained, preferably loamy soil in sun or partial shade.
Clay, Loamy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3, Zone 2
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