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Asparagaceae
Camash
Camassia quamash
Also known as Indian hyacinth, Camas, Wild hyacinth, Phalangium quamash
Edibles & Herbs · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Bulb · Native · Wildflower · Meadow · Spring-Blooming · Pollinator · Pacific Northwest · Perennial · Blue Flowers · Edible Bulb
Camassia quamash is a hardy native bulb that thrives in moist, well-drained soil and partial to full sun. Plant bulbs in autumn at a depth of about 3–4 inches and water regularly through spring bloom; foliage will die back naturally in summer. It naturalizes beautifully in meadow gardens and requires very little intervention once established.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly to keep soil evenly moist; avoid waterlogging · Every 7-10 days during active growth; reduce after foliage dies back
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.7–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Blue
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alberta, British Columbia, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle, usda
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