Camassia · Mohali, Punjab, India
When to sow camassias in Mohali
Main outdoor window
not outdoors here
The window this page is built around.
Timed from last spring frost
no spring frost
In Mohali, on your chosen risk.
First autumn frost
no autumn frost
The far end of the outdoor season.
The average last frost. Half of all years are later than this.
Step by step in Mohali
Each window is a range, not a single day. Earlier in the range buys you a longer season; later in it buys you a safer one.
Camassias through the year
Against the frost risk in Mohali
Why these dates
Plant in autumn, 12cm deep. The one bulb in this section that positively suits a wet winter site, so it is the answer for the low corner of the garden where everything else has failed. Leave it alone once planted; it dislikes being lifted.
Hardy to -30C. Native to seasonally flooded meadows, so winter wet is not a threat, though it wants drier conditions once dormant in summer.
Camassias are anchored to the first autumn frost rather than the last spring one, so the planting window on this page counts backwards from the end of the season in Mohali instead of forwards from its start.
Mohali sits in zone 10b, which is milder than this crop wants, and a winter that never really arrives is its own problem. The dates below still describe the right time of year; the open question is survival rather than timing.
Also in Mohali
Other flowers to time
Growing camassias in Mohali
How much frost will camassias tolerate?
Hardy to -30C. Native to seasonally flooded meadows, so winter wet is not a threat, though it wants drier conditions once dormant in summer.