Wildlife damage recovery
Brian Whyer via pbs (Sat, 11 Mar 2023 10:04:35 PST)

Hi
For 10+ years I have grown Camassia leichtlinii subsp. suksdorfii
'Electra' to the extent I was worried about the numbers. It doesn't seed
but is a vigorous grower and my original single bulb from Avon Bulbs is
now 2+ square meters of dense growth, after separating out a few years
back and replanting. Last year I had a little spring damage on the new
growth but hardly noticeable when they were in flower, this year nearly
all the early growth has been eaten down to the ground/mulch. Deer
(which we have) are not supposed to eat Camassia but a few nights back I
happened to see a security light had been triggered during the night. I
now know we have visits from Badgers too; nice to watch, BUT!. There is
a well worn track along the hedge on the road side of our garden,
outside the chain link fencing. Now i know why; but it is turning the
corner we live on and coming in the open gateway presumably. Can't see
any tunnels; yet.

My question is will they recover enough to flower this year, assuming no
more grazing? I have put plastic imitation chain link over them at
present held up a bit by empty pots. Don't really want to fence that
bed; but I could. Another plant in the same bed loses its flowers each
year to grazing. (forget name; like evergreen grape hyacinth) Time to
think about a secure garden ??

Brian, SE UK Chilterns

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