- Botanical name: Anticlea elegans
- Common name: Mountain deathcamas
- Family: Melanthiaceae
- Plant Type: Bulb, Perennial
Green
Yellow
Green
- Key features:
- Attractive to wildlife
- Flowers
Native to North America, the mountain deathcamas, Anticlea elegans, is a bulbous perennial. The common names alludes to the fact that all parts of the plant are poisonous. Toxicity aside, it’s a highly attractive plant that forms clumps of upright, grassy foliage, topped by creamy-green flowers in late summer. Pollinating hoverflies are particularly attracted to the flowers. It makes a lovely addition to a gravel or alpine garden.
For best results, grow Anticlea elegans in full sun or partial shade in deep, moist and well-drained soil.
How to grow Anticlea elegans
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Plant size
40cm height
20cm spread
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Aspect
North facing, south facing, east facing, west facing
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Position in border
Middle
- Sun exposure: Dappled shade, full sun, partial shade
- Hardiness: Hardy
- Soil type: Acidic / chalky / alkaline / clay / heavy / moist / well drained / light / sandy
Plant calendar
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sow | ||||||||||||
| Sow |
J
Do not Sow in January |
F
Do not Sow in February |
M
Do Sow in March |
A
Do Sow in April |
M
Do Sow in May |
J
Do not Sow in June |
J
Do not Sow in July |
A
Do not Sow in August |
S
Do Sow in September |
O
Do Sow in October |
N
Do Sow in November |
D
Do not Sow in December |
| Plant | ||||||||||||
| Plant |
J
Do not Plant in January |
F
Do not Plant in February |
M
Do not Plant in March |
A
Do Plant in April |
M
Do Plant in May |
J
Do Plant in June |
J
Do not Plant in July |
A
Do not Plant in August |
S
Do not Plant in September |
O
Do not Plant in October |
N
Do not Plant in November |
D
Do not Plant in December |
| Flowers | ||||||||||||
| Flowers |
J
Plant does not flower in January |
F
Plant does not flower in February |
M
Plant does not flower in March |
A
Plant does not flower in April |
M
Plant does not flower in May |
J
Plant does not flower in June |
J
Plant does flower in July |
A
Plant does flower in August |
S
Plant does not flower in September |
O
Plant does not flower in October |
N
Plant does not flower in November |
D
Plant does not flower in December |
| Divide | ||||||||||||
| Divide |
J
Do not Divide in January |
F
Do not Divide in February |
M
Do Divide in March |
A
Do Divide in April |
M
Do Divide in May |
J
Do not Divide in June |
J
Do not Divide in July |
A
Do not Divide in August |
S
Do Divide in September |
O
Do Divide in October |
N
Do Divide in November |
D
Do not Divide in December |
Anticlea elegans and wildlife
Anticlea elegans has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
Is Anticlea elegans poisonous?
Anticlea elegans is harmful if ingested.
Toxic to Cats
Toxic to Dogs
Toxic to Horses
Toxic to Livestock
Toxic to People
No reported toxicity to Birds
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